Intro
I know sometimes [Em]things may [C]not always make sense to you right [D]now
But [Em]hey, what daddy always tell [C]you?
Straighten [D]up little [Em]soldier, stiffen up that upper [C]lip
What you crying [D]about?
You got [Em]me
Verse 1
Hailie I [Em]know you miss your mom and I [C]know you miss your dad
Well I'm [D]gone but I'm trying to give you the [Em]life that I never had
I can [Em]see you're sad, even when you [C]smile, even when you laugh
[D]I can see it in your eyes, [Em]deep inside you want to cry
[Em]Cause you're scared, I ain't there? [C]Daddy's with you in your prayers
[D]No more crying, wipe them tears, [Em]daddy's here, no more nightmares
[Em]We gon' pull together through it, [C]we gon' do it'
Laney uncles [D]crazy, ain't he? Yeah but he [Em]loves you girl and you better know it
[Em]We're all we got in this world [C]when it spins, when it swirls
[D]When it whirls, when it [Em]twirls, two little beautiful girls
[Em]Lookin' puzzled, in a daze, I [C]know it's confusing you
[D]Daddy's always on the move, [Em]mama's always on the news
I [Em]try to keep you sheltered from it [C]but somehow it seems
The harder [D]that I try to do that, the [Em]more it backfires on me
All the [Em]things growing up his daddy [C]that he had to see
Daddy [D]don't want you to see but you [Em]see just as much as he did
We did [Em]not plan it to be this way, your [C]mother and me
But things have [D]gotten so bad between us I don't [Em]see us ever being together ever again
Like we [C]used to be when we were [D]teenagers
But then of [Em]course everything always happens for a reason, I guess it was never [C]meant to be
But it's just something [D]we have no control over and [Em]that's what destiny is
[Em] But no more worries, rest your [C]head and go to sleep
Maybe [D]one day we'll wake up and this will [Em]all just be a dream
Chorus
Now [Em]hush little baby, [C]don't you cry
[D]Everything's gonna be [Em]alright
Stiffen that upper lip [Em]up little lady, I [C]told ya
Daddy's here to [D]hold ya through the [Em]night
I know mommy's not [Em]here right now and we [C]don't know why
We [D]fear how we feel [Em]inside
It may seem a little [Em]crazy, pretty [C]baby
But I promise [D]momma's gon' be [Em]alright
Verse 2
Heh, It's funny
[Em]I remember back one year when [C]daddy had no money
Mommy [D]wrapped the Christmas presents up and [Em]stuck 'em under the tree
And said [Em]some of 'em were from me, cause [C]daddy couldn't buy 'em
I'll [D]never forget that Christmas I [Em]sat up the whole night crying
Cause daddy [Em]felt like a bum, see [C]daddy had a job
But his [D]job was to keep the [Em]food on the table for you and mom
And at the [Em]time every [C]house that we lived in
Either kept getting [D]broken into and [Em]robbed or shot up on the block
And your [Em]mom was saving [C]money for you in a jar
Tryna [D]start a piggy bank for you so [Em]you could go to college
Almost [Em]had a thousand dollars [C]till someone broke in and stole it
And I [D]know it hurt so bad it [Em]broke your momma's heart
And it [Em]seemed like everything was just [C]startin' to fall apart
[D]Mom and dad was arguin' a [Em]lot so momma moved back
On the [Em]Chalmers in the [C]flat one bedroom apartment
And [D]dad moved back to the other [Em]side of 8 Mile on Novara
And [Em]that's when daddy went to [C]California with his CD
And met [D]Dr. Dre and flew [Em]you and momma out to see me
But [Em]daddy had to work, [C]you and momma had to leave me
Then you [D]started seeing daddy [Em]on the T.V.
And momma didn't [Em]like it and you and [C]Laney were to young to understand it
[D]Papa was a rollin' stone, [Em]momma developed a habit
And it [Em]all happened too [C]fast for either one of us to grab it
[D]I'm just sorry you were [Em]there and had to witness it first hand
Cause [Em]all I ever wanted to [C]do was just make you proud
[D]Now I'm sitting in this [Em]empty house, just reminiscing
[Em]Lookin' at your baby [C]pictures, it just trips me out
To see how [D]much you both have grown, it's [Em]almost like you're sisters now
[Em] Wow, guess you [C]pretty much are and daddy's still [D]here
Laney I'm talkin' [Em]to you too, daddy's still here
[Em]I like the sound of that, [C]yeah, it's got a ring to it [D]don't it?
Shh, momma's only [Em]gone for the moment
Now [Em]hush little baby, [C]don't you cry
[D]Everything's gonna be [Em]alright
Stiffen that upper lip [Em]up little lady, I [C]told ya
Daddy's here to [D]hold ya through the [Em]night
I know mommy's not [Em]here right now and we [C]don't know why
We [D]fear how we feel [Em]inside
It may seem a little [Em]crazy, pretty [C]baby
But I promise [D]momma's gon' be [Em]alright
Outro
And if you ask me too [Em]Daddy's gonna buy you a [C]mockingbird
[D]I'mma give you the [Em]world
I'mma buy a diamond [Em]ring for you, I'mma [C]sing for you
I'll do anything [D]for you to see you [Em]smile
And if that [Em]mockingbird don't sing and that [C]ring don't shine
I'mma [D]break that birdies [Em]neck
I'll go back to the [Em]jeweler who sold it [C]to ya
And make him eat every [D]carat don't fuck with [Em]dad