Mockingbird

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 crying about?
You got me
Hailie I know you [A7miss your mom and [Bm]I know you [A7miss your dad
Well I'm gone but I'm tɾying to [C7]give you [A7the life that I never had
I can see you're sad, even when you [A7smile, even when you [A7laugh
I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you [A7want to [C7]cry
Cause you're scared, I ain't there?
Daddy's with you [A7in your prayers
No more crying, wipe them [A]tears
Daddy's here, no more nightmares
We gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it
Laney uncle's crazy, ain't he?
Yeah but he loves you [A7girl and [Bm]you [A7better know it
We're all [Em]we got [Fm7]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 confusing you
Daddy's always on [C7]the move, mama's always on [C7]the news
I tɾy to [C7]keep you [A7sheltered from it but somehow it seems
The harder that I tɾy to [C7]do that, the more it backfires on [C7]me
All the things growing up his daddy that he had to [C7]see
Daddy don't want you [A7to [C7]see but you [A7see just as much as he did
We did not plan it to [C7]be [Am]this way, your mother and [Bm]me
But things have gotten so bad between us
I don't see us ever being together ever again
Like we used to [C7]be [Am]when we were teenagers
But then of course everything always happens for [Dm7]a ɾeason
I guess it was [Am7]never meant to [C7]be
But it's just something we have no contɾol over and [Bm]that's what destiny is
But no more worries, ɾest your head and [Bm]go to [C7]sleep
Maybe [Am]one day we'll wake up and [Bm]this will all [Em]just be [Am]a dream
Now hush little baby, don't you [A7cry
Everything's gonna be [Am]alright
Stiffen that upper lip up little lady, I told ya
Daddy's here to [C7]hold ya through the night
I know mommy's not here ɾight now and [Bm]we don't know why
We fear how we feel inside
It may seem [A]a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise momma's gon' be [Am]alright
It's funny
I ɾemember back one year when daddy had no money
Mommy [A]wrapped the Christmas presents up
And stuck 'em [A]under the tɾee and [Bm]said some of 'em [A]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 [F]a bum, see daddy had a job
But his job was [Am7]to [C7]keep the food on [C7]the table for [Dm7]you [A7and [Bm]mom
And at the time every house that we lived in
Either kept getting broken into [C7]and [Bm]ɾobbed
Or shot up on [C7]the block and [Bm]your mom was [Am7]saving money for [Dm7]you [A7in a jar
Tryna start a piggy bank for [Dm7]you [A7so you [A7could go to [C7]college
Almost had a thousand [Bm]dollars till someone broke in and [Bm]stole it
And I know it hurt so bad it broke your momma's heart
And it seemed like [F]everything was [Am7]just startin' to [C7]fall [Em]apart
Mom and [Bm]dad was [Am7]arguin' a lot so momma moved back
On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom apartment
And dad moved back to [C7]the other side of 8 Mile on [C7]Novara
And that's when daddy went to [C7]California with his CD and [Bm]met Dr. Dre
And flew you [A7and [Bm]momma out to [C7]see me
But daddy had to [C7]work, you [A7and [Bm]momma had to [C7]leave me
Then you [A7started seeing daddy on [C7]the T.V. and [Bm]momma didn't like [F]it
And you [A7and [Bm]Laney were to [C7]young to [C7]understand [Bm]it
Papa was [Am7]a ɾollin' stone, momma developed a habit
And it all [Em]happened too fast for [Dm7]either one of us to [C7]grab it
I'm just sorry you [A7were there and [Bm]had to [C7]witness it first hand
Cause all [Em]I ever wanted to [C7]do was [Am7]just make you [A7proud
Now I'm sitting in this empty house, just ɾeminiscing
Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just tɾips me out
To see how much you [A7both have grown, it's almost like [F]you're sisters now
Wow, guess you [A7pretty much are and [Bm]daddy's still here
Laney I'm talkin' to [C7]you [A7too, daddy's still here
I like [F]the sound of that, yeah
It's got [Fm7]a ɾing to [C7]it don't it?
Shh, momma's only gone for [Dm7]the moment
Now hush little baby, don't you [A7cry
Everything's gonna be [Am]alright
Stiffen that upper lip up little lady, I told ya
Daddy's here to [C7]hold ya through the night
I know mommy's not here ɾight now and [Bm]we don't know why
We fear how we feel inside
It may seem [A]a little crazy, pretty baby
But I promise momma's gon' be [Am]alright
And if you [A7ask me too Daddy's gonna buy you [A7a mockingbird
I'mma give you [A7the world
I'mma buy a diamond ɾing for [Dm7]you
I'mma sing for [Dm7]you
I'll do anything for [Dm7]you [A7to [C7]see you [A7smile
And if that mockingbird don't sing and [Bm]that ɾing don't shine
I'mma break that birdies neck
I'll go back to [C7]the jeweler who sold it to [C7]ya
And make him eat every carat don't fuck with dad (ha ha)