Eminem | Yeah! I know sometimes
Things may not always make sense to you right now
But hey! What 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 tryin' to 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 wit' you 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, Mama'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 somethin' 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]
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 feel how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise Mama'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 crying
'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
Tryin' to 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 hurt so bad it broke your Mama's heart
And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart
Mom and Dad was arguin' a lot
So Mama 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 Mama out to see me
But Daddy had to work, you and Mama had to leave me
Then you started seein' Daddy on the TV
And Mama didn't like it
And you and Lainie were too young to understand it
Papa was a rolling stone, Mama 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! Mama's only gone for the moment
[Chorus]
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 feel how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise Mama's gon' be alright
[Outro]
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)
Wi
Mwen konnen pafwa
Bagay sa yo ka pa toujou fè sans pou ou kounye a
Men hey
Ki sa papa toujou di ou?
Dwat, ti sòlda
Redi moute ki lèv anwo
Ki sa ou kriye sou?
Ou pran m
[Vèsè 1]
Hailie, mwen konnen ou manke manman ou, e mwen konnen ou manke papa ou
Lè mwen ale, men mwen tryin 'ba ou lavi a ke mwen pa janm te gen
Mwen ka wè ou tris, menm lè ou souri, menm lè ou ri
Mwen ka wè li nan je ou, fon anndan ou vle kriye
Kòz ou pè, mwen pa la, konprann papa 'ou nan priyè ou yo
Pa gen plis cryin ', siye yo dlo nan je, papa a isit la, pa gen plis move rèv
Nou gon 'rale ansanm nan li, nou gon' fè li
Lainie, fou a tonton, se pa li? Yeah, men li renmen ou, ti fi, epi ou pi bon konnen li
Nou tout nou te resevwa nan mond sa a lè li vire, lè li toubiyon
Lè li toubiyon, lè li twirls, de ti fi bèl
Lookin 'puzzled, nan yon ebete, mwen konnen li nan confusin' ou
Papa a toujou sou mouvman an, Mama a toujou sou nouvèl la
Mwen eseye kenbe ou pwoteje soti nan li, men yon jan kanmenm li sanble
Pi rèd la ke mwen eseye fè sa, plis li tounen sou mwen
Tout bagay sa yo grandi tankou papa ke li te wè
Papa pa vle ou wè, men ou wè menm jan li te fè
Nou pa t 'planifye li yo dwe fason sa a, manman ou ak mwen
Men, bagay yo te tèlman mal ant nou, mwen pa wè nou janm bein '
Ansanm tout tan ankò, tankou nou itilize yo dwe lè nou te adolesan
Men, lè sa a, nan kou, tout bagay toujou k ap pase pou yon rezon
Mwen devine li pa janm te vle di ke yo dwe
Men se jis yon bagay 'nou pa gen okenn kontwòl sou, e se sa ki destine se
Men, pa gen plis enkyetid, repoze tèt ou epi ale nan dòmi
Petèt yon sèl jou nou pral reveye ak sa a pral tout jis pou yon rèv
[Koral]
Koulye a, silans, ti bebe, ou pa kriye
Tout bagay pral byen
Redi ke lèv anwo leve, ti dam, mwen te di ya
Papa a isit la yo kenbe ya nan mitan lannwit lan
Mwen konnen manman pa isit la kounye a epi nou pa konnen poukisa
Nou santi nou santi nou andedan
Li ka sanble yon ti kras fou, bèl ti bebe
Men, mwen pwomèt gon manman an 'dwe byen
[Vèsè 2]
Heh, li komik
Mwen sonje tounen yon ane lè papa pa te gen okenn lajan
Manmi vlope Nwèl la prezante leve, li kole 'em anba pyebwa a
E te di kèk nan yo te soti nan m 'paske papa pa t' kapab achte 'em
Mwen pap janm bliye Nwèl sa, mwen te chita tout nwit lan kriye
Kòz Daddy te santi tankou yon bom -wè, papa te gen yon travay
Men, travay li te kenbe manje a sou tab la pou ou ak manman an
Ak nan moman sa a, chak kay ke nou te rete nan
Swa kenbe gettin 'kase nan ak vòlè oswa tire moute sou blòk la
Ak manman ou te Savin 'lajan pou ou nan yon bokal
Eseye kòmanse yon bank pigi pou ou pou ou ta ka ale nan kolèj
Prèske te gen yon mil dola 'til yon moun te kraze nan ak vòlè li
Apre sa, mwen konnen li fè mal tèlman mal li te kraze kè manman ou an
Epi li te sanble tankou tout bagay te jis startin 'tonbe apa
Manman ak papa te arguin 'anpil
Se konsa, Mama te deplase tounen sou Chalmers nan plat la, yon sèl-chanm apatman
Ak papa te deplase tounen nan lòt bò a nan 8 mil sou Novara
Epi sa a, lè papa te ale nan California ak CD l 'yo
Epi li te rankontre doktè Dre, epi li te pran ou ak manman soti pou wè mwen
Men, papa te travay, ou menm ak manman te oblije kite m '
Lè sa a, ou te kòmanse wèin 'papa sou televizyon an
Ak manman pa t 'renmen li
Epi ou menm ak Lainie te twò piti pou konprann li
Papa te yon wòch woule, manman devlope yon abitid
Epi li tout te rive twò vit pou youn nan nou pou pwan li
Mwen jis regrèt ou te la e te oblije temwen li grenn je
Kòz tout sa mwen te janm te vle fè te jis fè ou fyè
Koulye a, mwen chita nan kay sa a vid jis reminiscin '
Gade nan foto ti bebe w la, li jis vwayaj m 'soti
Pou wè ki kantite ou tou de te grandi, li nan prèske tankou ou se sè kounye a
Wow, devine ou bèl anpil yo, ak papa a toujou isit la
Lainie, mwen pale pou ou tou, papa a toujou isit la
Mwen renmen son an nan sa, wi, li te gen yon bag nan li, pa li?
Shh! Mama a sèlman ale pou moman sa a
[Koral]
Koulye a, silans, ti bebe, ou pa kriye
Tout bagay pral byen
Redi ke lèv anwo leve, ti dam, mwen te di ya
Papa a isit la yo kenbe ya nan mitan lannwit lan
Mwen konnen manman pa isit la kounye a epi nou pa konnen poukisa
Nou santi nou santi nou andedan
Li ka sanble yon ti kras fou, bèl ti bebe
Men, mwen pwomèt gon manman an 'dwe byen
[Outro]
Men, si ou mande m ', papa a pral achte ou yon mockingbird
Mwen ba ou mond lan
Mwen achte yon bag dyaman pou ou, mwen chante pou ou
Mwen pral fè anyen pou ou wè ou souri
Men, si sa mockingbird pa chante ak ki bag pa klere
Mwen kraze kou Birdie sa a
Mwen pral tounen nan bijou an ki te vann li bay ya
Epi fè l 'manje chak kara, pa Fuck ak papa! (Haha)