Chords
[Intro]
Em C Yeah,D Em I know sometimes things may Cnot always make sense to you right Dnow. Em
But hey, what'd Daddy always Ctell you?
Straighten Dup, little soldier,Em stiffen up that upper lip! C
What you cryin' about?D You got me Em
[Verse 1]
Hailie, I Emknow you miss your mom,C and I know you miss your dad
When I'm gone,D but I'm tryin' to give you Emthe life that I never had
I can see you're sad, even Cwhen you smile, even when you laugh
DI can see it in your Emeyes, deep inside you wanna cry
'Cause you're scared, I ain't Cthere
Daddy's with you in your prayers
DNo more cryin', wipe them Emtears
Daddy's here, no more nightmares
We gon' pull together Cthrough it
We gon' do it, Lainie-Uncle's Dcrazy, ain't he?
Yeah, but Emhe loves you, girl, and you better know it
We're all we got in Cthis world, when it spins, when it swirls
DWhen it whirls, when it Emtwirls, two little beautiful girls
Lookin' puzzled, in a daze, CI know it's confusin' you
DDaddy's always on the Emmove, Momma's always on the news
I try to keep you sheltered Cfrom it, but somehow it seems
The harder Dthat I try to do that, Emthe more it backfires on me
All the things growin' up as CDaddy that he had to see
Daddy Ddon't want you to see, but Emyou see just as much as he did
We did not plan it to be this Cway, your mother and me
But things have Dgot so bad between us, EmI don't see us ever bein'
Together ever again, Clike we used to be when we was teenaDgers
But then, of course, eveEmrything always happens for a reason
I guess it was Cnever meant to be, but it's just something
DWe have no control oEmver, and that's what destiny is
But no more worries, Crest your head and go to sleep
Maybe Done day we'll wake up and Emthis'll all just be a dream
[Chorus]
Now Emhush, little baCby, don't you cry
EveryDthing's gonna be alEmright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little laCdy, I told ya
Daddy's here to Dhold ya through the Emnight
I know Mommy's not here right now, Cand we don't know why
We Dfeel how we feel inEmside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty Cbaby
But I promise, DMomma's gon' be alEmright
[Verse 2]
It's funny, EmI remember back one Cyear when Daddy had no money
Mommy Dwrapped the Christmas presents Emup and stuck 'em under the tree
And said some of 'em were from me C'cause Daddy couldn't buy 'em
I'll neDver forget that Christmas, EmI sat up the whole night cryin'
'Cause Daddy felt like a bumâCsee, Daddy had a job
But his job Dwas to keep the food on Emthe table for you and Mom
And at the time, every Chouse that we lived in
Either kept gettin' Dbroken into and robbed Emor shot up on the block
And your mom was savin' Cmoney for you in a jar
Tryin' to Dstart a piggy bank for Emyou so you could go to college
Almost had a thousand dollars, C'til someone broke in and stole it
DAnd I know it hurt so Embad it broke your momma's heart
And it seemed like everything was Cjust startin' to fall apart
DMom and Dad was arguin' Ema lot, so Momma moved back
On to Chalmers in the flat,C one bedroom apartment
And DDad moved back to the oEmther side of 8 Mile on Novara
And that's when Daddy went to CCalifornia with his CD
And met DDr. Dre and flew you Emand Momma out to see me
But Daddy had to work, Cyou and Momma had to leave me
Then you Dstarted seein' Daddy Emon the TV, and Momma didn't like it
And you and CLainie were too young to understand it
DPapa was a rolling Emstone, Momma developed a habit
And it all happened too Cfast for either one of us to grab it
DI'm just sorry you were Emthere and had to witness it first hand
'Cause all I ever wanted Cto do was just make you proud
DNow I'm sittin' in this Emempty house
Just reminiscin', lookin' at your baby Cpictures, it just trips me out
To see how Dmuch you both have grown, it's Emalmost like you're sisters now
Wow, guess you pretCty much are, and Daddy's still here D
Lainie, I'm talkin' Emto you too, Daddy's still here
I like the sound of Cthat, yeah, it's got a ring to it, don't Dit?
Sshh! Momma's Emonly gone for the moment
[Chorus]
Now Emhush, little baCby, don't you cry
EveryDthing's gonna be alEmright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little laCdy, I told ya
Daddy's here to Dhold ya through the Emnight
I know Mommy's not here right now, Cand we don't know why
We Dfeel how we feel inEmside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty Cbaby
But I promise, DMomma's gon' be alEmright
[Outro]
And if you ask me to, EmDaddy's gonna buy Cyou a mockingbird
DI'ma give you the Emworld
I'ma buy a diamond ring for you, I'ma Csing for you
I'll do anything Dfor you to see you Emsmile
And if that mockingbird don't sing Cand that ring don't shine
I'ma Dbreak that birdie's Emneck
I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it Cto ya
And make him eat every Dcarat, don't fuck with EmDad!
