Yeah
I know sometimes
Things may not always make sense to you right now
But ayy
Yeah
I know sometimes
Things may not always make sense to you right now
But ayy
What'd Daddy always tell you?
Straighten up, little soldier, stiffen up that upper lip
What you cryin' about?
You got me
[Verse 1]
Hailie, I know you miss your Mom, and I know you miss your Dad
When I'm gone, but I'm tryna give you the life that I never had
I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh
I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry
Cause you're scared, I ain't there, Daddy's witchu in your prayers
No more cryin', wipe them tears, Daddy's here, no more nightmares
We gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it
Lainie—Uncle's crazy, ain't he? Yeah, but he loves you, girl, and you better know it
We're all we got in this world when it spins, when it swirls
When it whirls, when it twirls, two little beautiful girls
Lookin' puzzled, in a daze, I know it's confusin' you
Daddy's always on the move, Momma's always on the news
I try to keep you sheltered from it, but somehow it seems
The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me
All the things growin' up as Daddy that he had to see
Daddy don't want you to see, but you see just as much as he did
We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me
But things have got so bad between us, I don't see us ever bein'
Together ever again, like we used to be when we was teenagers
But then, of course, everything always happens for a reason
I guess it was never meant to be, but it's just something
We have no control over, and that's what destiny is
But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep
Maybe one day we'll wake up and this'll all just be a dream
[Chorus 1]
Now hush, little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night
I know Mommy's not here right now, and we don't know why
We fear how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise Momma's gon' be alright
[Verse 2]
Heh, it's funny
I remember back one year when Daddy had no money
Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up and stuck 'em under the tree
And said some of 'em were from me 'cause Daddy couldn't buy 'em
I'll never forget that Christmas, I sat up the whole night cryin'
Cause Daddy felt like a bum—see, Daddy had a job but his job
Was to keep the food on the table for you and Mom and at the time
Every house that we lived in either kept gettin'
Broken into and robbed or shot up on the block and your Mom
Was savin' money for you in a jar
Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college
Almost had a thousand dollars, 'til someone broke in and stole it
And I know it hurts so bad it broke your Momma's heart
And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart
Mom and Dad was arguin' a lot, so Momma moved back
On to Chalmers in the flat, one-bedroom apartment
And Dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara
And that's when Daddy went to California with his CD
And met Dr. Dre and flew you and Momma out to see me
But Daddy had to work, you and Momma had to leave me
Then you started seein' Daddy on the TV, and Momma didn't like it
And you and Lainie were too young to understand it
Papa was a rolling stone, Momma developed a habit
And it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab it
I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it firsthand
Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud
Now I'm sittin' in this empty house just reminiscin'
Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just trips me out
To see how much you both have grown, it's almost like you're sisters now
Wow, guess you pretty much are, and Daddy's still here
Lainie, I'm talkin' to you too, Daddy's still here
I like the sound of that, yeah, it's got a ring to it, don't it?
Shh! Momma's only gone for the moment
[Chorus 2]
Now hush, little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night
I know Mommy's not here right now, and we don't know why
We fear how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise, momma's gon' be alright
And if you ask me to, Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird
I'ma give you the world, I'ma buy a diamond ring for you
I'ma sing for you, I'll do anything for you to see you smile
And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine
I'ma break that birdie's neck
I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya
And make him eat every carat
Don't fuck with Dad! (Haha)
Da
Znam ponekad
Stvari vam trenutno ne imaju uvijek smisla
Ali Ayy
Što bi ti tata uvijek rekao?
Ispraviti se, mali vojnik, učvrstiti tu gornju usnu
O čemu plačeš?
Imaš me
[Stih 1]
Hailie, znam da ti nedostaje mama i znam da ti nedostaje tata
Kad me ode, ali pokušavam vam dati život kakav nikad nisam imao
Vidim da si tužna, čak i kad se nasmiješiš, čak i kad se smiješ
Vidim to u tvojim očima, duboko u sebi želiš plakati
Jer se bojiš, nisam tamo, tatin je Witchu u vašim molitvama
Nema više plakanja, obrišite im suze, tata je ovdje, nema više noćnih mora
Mi se 'izvlačimo kroz njega, mi to radimo
Lainie - Uncle je lud, zar ne? Da, ali on te voli, djevojko, i bolje to znaš
Sve što smo dobili na ovom svijetu kad se vrti, kad se vrti
Kad se vrti, kad se okrene, dvije male lijepe djevojke
Gledajući zbunjeno, u zastrašivanju, znam da to zbunjuje
Tata je uvijek u pokretu, mama je uvijek na vijestima
Trudim se da te zaklonimo od toga, ali nekako se čini
Što je teže pokušati to učiniti, to mi se više vraća
Sve stvari rastu kao tata koje je morao vidjeti
Tata ne želi da vidiš, ali vidite jednako kao i on
Nismo planirali da bude ovako, tvoja majka i ja
Ali stvari su postale tako loše među nama, ne vidim da nas nikad ne
Zajedno opet, kao što smo nekada bili kad smo bili tinejdžeri
Ali onda, naravno, sve se uvijek događa s razlogom
Valjda to nikada nije trebalo biti, ali to je samo nešto
Nemamo kontrolu nad kojima je to sudbina
Ali nema više brige, odmarajte glavu i idite spavati
Možda ćemo se jednog dana probuditi i ovo će sve biti san
[Zbor 1]
Sad tihu, mala dušo, zar ne plači
Sve će biti u redu
Učvrsti tu gornju usnu, mala damo, rekao sam ti
Tata je ovdje da te drži kroz noć
Znam da mama trenutno nije ovdje i ne znamo zašto
Bojimo se kako se osjećamo unutra
Možda se čini pomalo ludo, lijepo dijete
Ali obećavam maminu gon 'biti u redu
[Stih 2]
Heh, smiješno je
Sjećam se još jedne godine kad tata nije imao novca
Mama je omotala božićne poklone i zaglavila ih ispod drveta
I rekao da su neki od mene od mene jer tata nije mogao kupiti
Nikad neću zaboraviti taj Božić, sjeo sam cijelu noć plačući
Jer se tata osjećao kao bum - vidi, tata je imao posao, ali njegov posao
Bilo je zadržati hranu na stolu za vas i mamu i u to vrijeme
Svaka kuća u kojoj smo živjeli bilo je i dalje
Provalili i opljačkali ili pucali na blok i mama
Bio je spasio novac za vas u staklenci
Pokušajte pokrenuti piggy banku za vas kako biste mogli ići na fakultet
Gotovo je imao tisuću dolara, dok je netko provalio i ukrao ga
I znam da boli tako loše da je slomio srce vaše mame
I činilo se kao da se sve samo počelo raspasti
Mama i tata puno su se trudili, pa se mama vratila natrag
Na Chalmers u stanu, jednosobnom stanu
A tata se vratio na drugu stranu od 8 milja na Novaru
I tada je tata otišao u Kaliforniju sa svojim CD -om
I upoznao dr. Dre i odletio tebe i mamu da me vidi
Ali tata je morao raditi, ti i mama su me morali napustiti
Tada ste počeli vidjeti tatu na televizoru, a mami se nije svidjelo
A ti i Laini bili ste premladi da biste to razumjeli
Tata je bila valjana kamena, mama je razvila naviku
I sve se to dogodilo prebrzo da bi ga bilo koji od nas zgrabio
Žao mi je samo što ste bili tamo i morali smo svjedočiti iz prve ruke
Jer sve što sam ikad želio učiniti je samo ponosan
Sad sjedim u ovoj praznoj kući samo se sjećam
Gledajte na slike iz tvoje bebe, samo me izlazi
Da biste vidjeli koliko ste oboje odrasli, gotovo je kao da ste sestre sada
Vau, pretpostavljam da ste prilično puno, a tata je još uvijek ovdje
Lainie, razgovaram i s tobom, tata je još uvijek ovdje
Sviđa mi se zvuk toga, da, ima prsten za to, zar ne?
Shh! Mama je samo za sada otišla
[Zbor 2]
Sad tihu, mala dušo, zar ne plači
Sve će biti u redu
Učvrsti tu gornju usnu, mala damo, rekao sam ti
Tata je ovdje da te drži kroz noć
Znam da mama trenutno nije ovdje i ne znamo zašto
Bojimo se kako se osjećamo unutra
Možda se čini pomalo ludo, lijepo dijete
Ali obećavam, mama je gon 'biti u redu
A ako me pitate, tata će vam kupiti podrugljivu pticu
Dajem ti svijet, kupim dijamantni prsten za vas
Pjevam za tebe, učinit ću sve za tebe da te vidim kako se smiješiš
A ako taj podsmijeh ne pjeva, a taj prsten ne zasja
Razbijam taj vrat ptičija
Vratit ću se dragulju koji ga je prodao
I natjerajte ga da jede svaki karat
Ne jebi se s tatom! (Haha)