Yeah
Iknowsometimesthingsmaynotalwaysmakesensetoyourightnow
Buthey,whatdaddyalwaystellyou?
Straightenuplittlesoldier
Stiffenupthatotherlimb
Whatyoucryingabout?
Yougotme
HailieIknowyoumissyourmomandIknowyoumissyourdad
WellI'mgonebutI'mtryingtogiveyouthelifethatIneverhad
Icanseeyou'resad,evenwhenyousmile,evenwhenyoulaugh
Icanseeitinyoureyes,deepinsideyouwanttocry
Cuzyou'rescared,Iain'tthere?
Daddy'swithyouinyourprayers
Nomorecrying,wipethemtears
Daddy'shere,nomorenightmares
Wegon'pulltogetherthroughit,wegon'doit
Laneyunclescrazy,ainthe?
Yeahbuthelovesyougirlandyoubetterknowit
We'reallwegotinthisworld
Whenitspins,whenitswirls
Whenitwhirls,whenittwirls
Twolittlebeautifulgirls
Lookin'puzzled,inadaze
Iknowit'sconfusingyou
Daddy'salwaysonthemove,mamma'salwaysonthenews
Itrytokeepyoushelteredfromitbutsomehowitseems
TheharderthatItrytodothat,themoreitbackfiresonme
Allthethingsgrowinguphisdaddythathehadtosee
Daddydon'twantyoutoseebutyouseejustasmuchashedid
Wedidnotplanittobethisway,yourmotherandme
Butthingshavegottensobadbetweenus
Idon'tseeuseverbeingtogethereveragain
Likeweusedtobewhenwewasteenagers
Butthenofcourseeverythingalwayshappensforareason
Iguessitwasnevermeanttobe
Butit'sjustsomethingwehavenocontroloverandthat'swhatdestinyis
Butnomoreworries,restyourheadandgotosleep
Maybeonedaywe'llwakeupandthiswillalljustbeadream
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Nowhushlittlebaby,don'tyoucry
Everything'sgonnabealright
Stiffenthat?limbup?littlelady,itoldya
Daddy'sheretoholdyathroughthenight
Iknowmommy'snothererightnowandwedon'tknowwhy
Wefeelhowwefeelinside
Itmayseemalittlecrazy,prettybaby
Butipromisemomma'sgon'bealright
It'sfunny
Irememberbackoneyearwhendaddyhadnomoney
MommywrappedtheChristmaspresentsup
Andstuck'emunderthetreeandsaidsomeof'emwerefromme
Cuzdaddycouldn'tbuy'em
I'llneverforgetthatChristmasIsatupthewholenightcrying
Cuzdaddyfeltlikeabum,seedaddyhadajob
Buthisjobwastokeepthefoodonthetableforyouandmom
Andatthetimeeveryhousethatwelivedin
Eitherkeptgettingbrokeintoandrobbed
Orshotupontheblockandyourmomwassavingmoneyforyouinajar
Trynastartapiggybankforyousoyoucouldgotocollege
Almosthadathousanddollarstillsomeonebrokeinandstoleit
AndIknowithurtsobaditbrokeyourmomma'sheart
Anditseemedlikeeverythingwasjuststartin'tofallapart
Momanddadwasarguin'alotsomommamovedback
OntheChalmersintheflatonebedroomapartment
Anddadmovedbacktotheothersideof8MileonNovara
Andthat'swhendaddywenttoCaliforniawithhisCDandmetDr.Dre
Andflewyouandmommaouttoseeme
Butdaddyhadtowork,youandmommahadtoleaveme
ThenyoustartedseeingdaddyontheT.V.andmommadidn'tlikeit
AndyouandLaneyweretoyoungtounderstandit
Papawasarollin'stone,mommadevelopedahabit
Anditallhappenedtoofastforeitheroneofustograbit
I'mjustsorryyouwerethereandhadtowitnessitfirsthand
CuzallIeverwantedtodowasjustmakeyouproud
NowI'msittininthisemptyhouse,justreminiscing
Lookin'atyourbabypictures,itjusttripsmeout
Toseehowmuchyoubothhavegrown,it'salmostlikeyou'resistersnow
Wow,guessyouprettymuchareanddaddy'sstillhere
LaneyI'mtalkin'toyoutoo,daddy'sstillhere
Ilikethesoundofthat,yeah
It'sgotaringtoitdon'tit?
Shh,momma'sonlygoneforthemoment
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Andifyouaskmetoo
Daddy'sgonnabuyyouamockingbird
I'mmagiveyoutheworld
I'mmabuyadiamondringforyou
I'mmasingforyou
I'lldoanythingforyoutoseeyousmile
Andifthatmockingbirddon'tsingandthatringdon'tshine
I'mmabreakthatbirdiesneck
I'dgobacktothejewlerwhosoldittoya
Andmakehimeateverycaratdon'tfuckwithdad(haha)