Mockingbird lyrics

• Copyright: Luis Resto, Marshall Mathers

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  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 miss your mom and I know you miss your dad
  When I'm gone, but I'm trying 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 with you in your prayers
  No more crying, 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
  Looking puzzled, in a daze, I know it's confusing 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 growing 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 being 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 something we have no control over and that's what destiny is
  Well, no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep
  Maybe one day, we'll wake up and this will all just be a dream

  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 fear how we feel inside, it may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
  But I promise, mama's gon' be alright

  It's funny, I remember back one year when daddy had no money
  Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up and stuck them under the tree
  And said some of them 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 getting broken into and robbed or shot up on the block

  And your mom was saving money for you in a jar
  Tryna start a piggy bank for you, so you can go to college
  Almost had a thousand dollars, till someone broke in and stole it
  And I know it hurt so bad, it broke your mama's heart
  And it seems like everything was just starting to fall apart
  Mom and dad was arguing a lot, so mama moved back
  On the 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 seeing 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 was there and had to witness it firsthand

  'Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud
  Now I'm sitting in this empty house, just reminiscing
  Looking 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, I guess you pretty much are
  And daddy's still here, Lainie, I'm talking 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

  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 fear how we feel inside, it may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
  But I promise, mama's gonna be alright

  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 them eat every karat, don't F*ck with dad, haha

• Who is the author of the song Mockingbird?
  The song Mockingbird was written by Luis Resto, Marshall Mathers.

• Who sings the song Mockingbird?
  The song Mockingbird is performed by Eminem.