Yeah唉
I know sometimes things may not always make sense to you right now我知道,有些事情,你们现在可能不理解
But hey, what daddy always tell you?但是,爸爸经常告诉你什么?
Straighten up little soldier小战士,挺起你的胸膛
Stiffen up that upper lip别再嘟着嘴了
What you crying about?有什么好哭的?
You got me你还有我啊!
Hailie I know you miss your mom and I know you miss your dad我知道你想念妈妈,也知道你思念爸爸。
Well I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I never had虽然不能一直陪伴在你身边,可是我一直试图让你过上。我从未拥有过的美好生活
I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh我知道你很难过,即使你在甜美微笑,就算你看起来很开心
I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you want to cry从你的眼里我可以看到,在你的眼睛深处。其实你是想哭的啊
Cuz you're scared, I ain't there?因为爸爸不在你身边,你害怕吗?
Daddy's with you in your prayers你一直祈祷着爸爸在你身旁
No more crying, wipe them tears请别再哭了,擦干你的眼泪
Daddy's here, no more nightmares爸爸会守护在你身旁,让你不再做噩梦
We gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it我们会一起度过这一切,我们一定可以做到的!
Laney uncles crazy, aint he?虽然叔叔发疯了
Yeah but he loves you girl and you better know it但是,你最好知道,他一直爱着你。
We're all we got in this world我们活在这个世界上
When it spins, when it swirls当它旋转,当它回旋。
When it whirls, when it twirls当它摇晃,当它像个旋转木马绕啊绕
Two little beautiful girls两个漂亮的小女孩
Lookin' puzzled, in a daze看起来很是迷惑,一脸呆萌
I know it's confusing you我知道对你们来说这些像数学题一样难以理解
Daddy's always on the move, mamma's always on the news爸爸老是四处奔波,妈妈老是上新闻
I try to keep you sheltered from it but somehow it seems我试图让你们不受这些影响,但似乎
The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me我越试图保护你们,反而没有什么好结果
All the things growing up his daddy that he had to see你们长大时所看到的事情,都是爸爸曾经经历过的。
Daddy don't want you to see but you see just as much as he did爸爸不想你们和我一样,但你看到过的糟事和爸爸一样多
We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me这可不是我和你妈妈所计划的
But things have gotten so bad between us但是我和你妈妈之间有很多变故
I don't see us ever being together ever again我想我和你妈妈不会再像
Like we used to be when we was teenagers我们十几岁时一样在一起
But then of course everything always happens for a reason当然任何事情都有它发生的理由
I guess it was never meant to be我并不想这么做
But it's just something we have no control但是有些事情超出了我们的控制
over and that's what destiny is也许这就是命...
But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep但别再担心了,休息一下你的小脑袋。晚安
Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a dream也许有一天我们会醒来发现这一切都只是一场梦
Now hush little baby, don't you cry不要再哭了好不好,我的小宝贝
Everything's gonna be alright一切都会慢慢变好的
Stiffen that upperlip up little lady, i told ya别再嘟着嘴了我的小公主,我发誓
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night我会抱着你,度过这漫漫寒夜
I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why我知道妈妈现在暂时不在家,我们也不知道她去哪了
We feel how we feel inside我们都很担心她遇到了危险
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby不过这幻想有点担心过头了,我的小公主
But i promise momma's gon' be alright我发誓妈妈会没事的
It's funny有件很好笑的事情
I remember back one year when daddy had no money我记得有一年,我身无分文的回家
Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up妈妈准备了圣诞礼物放在了树下
And stuck 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me而且说有些礼物是爸爸买的
Cuz daddy couldn't buy 'em因为爸爸没有钱去买礼物
I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night crying我从来没有忘记那天寒夜,我呆呆的坐着流了一晚上的泪。
Cuz daddy felt like a bum, see daddy had a job爸爸感觉自己就像一个彻头彻尾的废物,你知道爸爸是有工作的。
But his job was to keep the food on the table for you and mom但是他的工作至少得养活你和你的妈妈吧
And at the time every house that we lived in而且我们生活过的每个房子
Either kept getting broke into and robbed不是被劫匪破门而入
Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving money for you in a jar就是有被射击的房子。而你们的妈妈,还试图在小猪钱罐里存钱
Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college让你能有钱上大学
Almost had a thousand dollars till someone broke in and stole it都快有一千美元了,却被某人打碎了钱罐然后拿走了
And I know it hurt so bad it broke your momma's heart我知道这有多么的难过,让你的妈妈伤透了心
And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart从那开始,好像所有事都开始变糟
Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma moved back妈妈和爸爸老是吵架,所以妈妈自己住进了
On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom apartment查莫街的公寓,一个单人卧室里
And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara而爸爸则回到了八英里远的novara
And that's when daddy went to California with his CD and met Dr. Dre那时爸爸带着自己的CD去加州见Dr.Dre
And flew you and momma out to see me你和妈妈坐飞机来看我
But daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave me可爸爸得工作,你们只能无奈的离开我
Then you started seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like it然后你们就在电视上看到了爸爸,但是妈妈并不喜欢爸爸这样
And you and Laney were to young to understand it你和laney还太小,不能理解这些事
Papa was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habit爸爸就像一个滚动的石子,妈妈又染上了恶习
And it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab it这一起发展的太快让我们都不能控制它
I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it first hand我只是很对不起,让你们做第一个目击这一切的人
Cuz all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud我所做的一切的一切,只是为了当你的骄傲
Now I'm sittin in this empty house, just reminiscing现在我只能坐在这空旷的房间里回忆
Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just trips me out只是看着你小时候的照片,就让我难以控制的想去找你
To see how much you both have grown,去看你们两个多大了
it's almost like you're sisters now看起来就像姐妹俩一样了
Wow, guess you pretty much are and daddy's still here我想你们就是姐妹俩了,而且爸爸一直都会陪伴你
CC I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's still here崽儿,这句话也是对你说的。爸爸会一直陪伴你
I like the sound of that, yeah我喜欢你叫我爸爸的声音
It's got a ring to it don't it?像不像愉悦的铃声呢?
Shh, momma's only gone for the moment嘘,妈妈只是离开一小会儿
Now hush little baby, don't you cry不要哭了嘛,我的小宝贝
Everything's gonna be alright一切事都会慢慢变好的
Stiffen that upperlip up little lady, i told ya别再嘟着嘴了,我的小公主,我不是告诉你了嘛
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night爸爸会抱着你度过这漫漫长夜的
I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why我知道妈妈现在不在家,而且不知道她去哪了
We feel how we feel inside你我都很担心她
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby不过这可能有点过头了,我的公主
But i promise momma's gon' be alright我发誓,妈妈会没事的。
And if you ask me too如果你还是问我妈妈在哪
Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird我会去买一只知更鸟送给你
I'mma give you the world我会给你整个世界
I'mma buy a diamond ring for you我会买个钻石戒指给你
I'mma sing for you还会每天唱歌给你听
I'll do anything for you to see you smile我会为你做任何事,只为了博你一笑
And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine如果那知更鸟不唱歌,那钻石戒指不闪耀
I'mma break that birdies neck我会捏碎那知更鸟的脖子
I'd go back to the jewler who sold it to ya回到那个卖我戒指的商人那
And make him eat every carat don't huck with dad (haha)逼他吃掉所有克拉钻石而且让他别惹你老爹!(哈哈)