Mockingbird Lyrics - X Factor (uk)

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 

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 with 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 Laney 

Uncle's crazy ain't he yeah but he loves you girl and you better know it 

We're all we got it 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 up 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' 

That 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 

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 you 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, momma's gon' be alright 

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 cryin' 

'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 momma's heart 

And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart 

Mom and dad was arguin' a lot, so momma 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 momma out to see me 

But daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave me 

Then you started seein' daddy on the TV 

And momma didn't like it and you and Laney were too young 

To understand that papa was a rollin' stone, momma 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 first hand 

'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 

Laney, 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, momma'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 you 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, momma's gon' 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'd go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya 

And make him eat every carat, don't fuck with dad, ha ha