THE LIFE

Hailey, I know you miss your mom

And I know you miss your dad

Well, 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, wiping 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 in this world when it spins, when it swirls
Two little beautiful girls looking puzzled and dazed

I know it's confusing you, daddy's always on the move
Mama's always on the news
But I promise you

Now hush, little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told you
Daddy's here to hold you 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 '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 getting broke into and robbed
And your mom was saving money for you in a jar
Trying 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 hurts so bad
It broke your mama's heart
And it seemed like everything was just starting to fall apart

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
Guess you pretty much are
And daddy's still here
Laney, I'm talking 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 you
Daddy's here to hold you 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

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 you
And make him eat every carat
Don't mess with dad