Lyrical Breakdown of Hailie's Song - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Da-da, da-da

Yo, I can't sing, but

I feel like singing

I wanna fuckin' sing

'Cause I'm happy

Yeah, I'm happy

I got my baby back

Yo, check it out

Some days I sit starin' out the window

Watchin' this world pass me by

Sometimes I think there's nothin' to live for

I almost break down and cry

Sometimes I think I'm crazy

I'm crazy, oh, so crazy

Why am I here? Am I just wastin' my time?

But then I see my baby

Suddenly I'm not crazy

It all makes sense when I look into her eyes, oh, no

'Cause sometimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders

Everyone's leanin' on me

'Cause sometimes it feels like the world's almost over

But then she comes back to me

My baby girl keeps gettin' older

I watch her grow up with pride

People make jokes 'cause they don't understand me

They just don't see my real side

I act like shit don't faze me

Inside it drives me crazy

My insecurities could eat me alive

But then I see my baby

Suddenly I'm not crazy

It all makes sense when I look into her eyes, oh, no

'Cause sometimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders

Everyone's leanin' on me

'Cause sometimes it feels like the world's almost over

But then she comes back to me

Man, if I could sing, I'd keep singin' this song to my daughter

If I could hit the notes, I'd blow somethin' as long as my father

To show her how I feel about her, how proud I am that I got her

God, I'm a daddy, I'm so glad that her mom didn't-

Now, you probably get this picture from my public persona

That I'm a pistol-packin' drug addict who bags on his momma

But I wanna take this time out to be perfectly honest

'Cause there's a lot of shit I keep bottled that hurts deep inside of

My soul and just know that I grow colder the older I grow

This boulder on my shoulder gets heavy and harder to hold

And this load is like the weight of the world

And I think my neck is breakin'

Should I just give up or try to live up to these expectations?

Now look, I love my daughter more than life in itself

But I got a wife that's determined to make my life livin' hell

But I handle it well, given the circumstances I'm dealt

So many chances, man, it's too bad, coulda had someone else

But the years that I've wasted is nothin'

To the tears that I've tasted

So here's what I'm facin', three felonies, six years of probation

I've went to jail for this woman

I've been to bat for this woman

I've taken bats to people's backs

Bent over backwards for this woman

Man, I shoulda seen it comin', what'd I stick my penis up in?

Wouldn't have ripped the prenup up if I'da seen what she was fuckin'

It's over, there's no more reason to cry no more

I got my baby, maybe, the only lady that I adore

Hailie! So sayonara, try tomorrow, nice to know ya

Our baby's traveled back to the arms of her rightful owner

And suddenly it seems like my shoulder blades have just shifted

It's like the greatest gift you can get, the weight has been lifted

And-

Now it don't feel like the world's on my shoulders

Everyone's leanin' on me

'Cause my baby knows that her daddy's a soldier

Nothin' can take her from me, woo

Told you I can't sing

Oh, well, I tried

Hailie, 'member when I said

If you ever need anything

Daddy would be right there?

Guess what? Daddy's here

And I ain't going nowhere, baby

I love you, mwah