[Intro] Yeah, I sometimes, things not, always makes to you right now. But hey, what'd always tell you? up little soldier. Stiffen up that upper crying about? got me. [Verse 1] Haley I know you miss your mom, And I know you miss your When I'm but I'm trynna give you the life that i never had I can see sad, Even when you smile, even when laugh , I can see it in your eyes, deep inside wanna cry, you're scared, I ain't there? Daddy's with in your prayers No more cyrin', wipe them Daddy's no more nightmares We gon' pull together through we gon' do it uncles crazy ain't he? but he loves you girl and you better know it We're all we in the world When it spins swirls When it when in twirls little beautiful girls Lookin puzzled in daze, I know it's confusin' you Daddy's always on the move, mama's on the news I try to keep you sheltered from it, somehow it seems, The harder that I try to do that the more it fires on me All the things growin' up, as that he had to see Daddy don't want you to but you see just as much as he did We did not plan it to be this your mother and me But things have got so bad us don't see us ever bein' together ever again Like we used to when we was teenagers But then of course everything always happens for reason I guess it was never to be its just somethin' we have no control over, And that's what is Well no more rest your head and go to sleep Maybe one we'll wake up, and this will all just be a dream [Chorus] Now little baby, Don't you cry, everything's be alright Stiffen that lip up little lady, I told ya, Daddy's here to hold ya, the night I know mummy's not here right now and don't know why But feel how we feel inside It may a little crazy, pretty baby But I promise mamas gon' alright [Verse 2] it's funny I remember back one when daddy had no money Mummy wrapped the Christmas presents up, and em under the tree And some of em were from me, Cause daddy couldn't buy em I'll never forget that Christmas, I sat the whole night cryin' Cause daddy like a bum, see daddy had a job But his job was to keep the food the table for you and mom And at the time, every house that lived in either kept gettin' broken into and robbed, Or shot up on the block And your was savin' money for you in a jar Trynna start a piggy bank for you so u could to college Almost had a thousand dollars, til someone in and stole it And I know it hurt so bad it broke mama's heart And it seemed like everything was just to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' lot So mama moved back Chalmers in a flat, one bedroom apartment And dad moved back to other side of 8 mile of novara And that's when went to California with his CD And met Dr. Dre, then u and mama out to see me But daddy had to work, you and mama had to me Then u started seein' daddy on TV mama didn't like it And u and Laney were too young to it was a rollin' stone, mama developed a habit And it all happened to for either one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you were there, and had to it first hand Cause all I ever to do was just make you proud now I'm sittin' in this empty Just reminiscing, lookin' at your baby pictures, just trips me out To see how u both have grown, it's almost like you're sisters now Wow, I guess you pretty much are and still here Laney I'm talkin' to you daddy's still here I like the sound of that, yeah it's got a ring it don't it? mamas only gone for the moment... [Chorus] Now hush baby, Don't you everything's gonna be alright Stiffen that upper up little lady, I ya, Daddy's here to hold ya, through the night I know mummy's not here right now and we don't know But feel how we feel inside It seem a little crazy, pretty baby But promise mamas gon' be alright [Outro] And you ask me to, daddy's gonna buy you a Mocking bird I'ma u the world buy a diamond right for you, I'ma sing for you I'll do anything you, to see you smile And if that mocking don't sing And ring don't shine I'ma break that neck I'll go back the the jeweler, who it to ya And make him eat karat, don't fuck with dad Haha