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Don’t Judge

February 27, 2009 at 10:05 pm (Uncategorized)

Listened to this song today walking back to the apartment, and it gave me chills. Not because its that great of a song, but the lyrics, the idea, and the knowledge of who it came from just blew me away. I’ve heard it many times, but every time it just gets me high. I’ll post who its by after the lyrics, please read them. This is a song by a dad written about his daughter. (Lyrics have been edited)

“Hailie’s Song”

[Intro - Spoken]
Yo, I can’t sing
I feel like singin’
I wanna  sing
Cuz I’m happy
Yeah, I’m happy
Ha Ha
I got my baby back
Yo, check it out

[Verse 1 - Sung]
Some days I sit, starin’ out the window
Watchin’ this world pass me by
Sometimes I think theres nothin’ to live for
I almost break down and cry

Somtimes I think I’m crazy
I’m crazy, oh so crazy
Why am I here, am I just wasting my time?

But then I see my baby
Suddenly I’m not crazy
It all makes sense when I look into her eyes

[Chorus]
Somtimes it feels like the world’s on my shoulders
Everyone’s leanin’ on me
Cuz sometimes it feels like the world’s almost over
But then she comes back to me

[Verse 2 - Sung]
My baby girl keeps gettin’ older
I watch her grow up with pride
People make jokes, cuz they don’t understand me
They just don’t see my real side

I act like (stuff) don’t phase 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

[Chorus]

[Verse 3 - Rapped]
Man, if I could sing, I’d keep singing this song to my daughter
If I could hit the notes, I’d (sing) something 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 mum didn’t abort
Now you probly get this picture from my public persona
That I’m a pistol-packing drug-addict who bags on his momma,
But I wanna just take this time out to be perfectly honest
Cuz there’s a lot of stuff I keep bottled that hurts deep inside o’ 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 breaking 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 are nothing to the tears that I’ve tasted
So here’s what I’m facin’:
3 felonies, 6 years of probation
I’ve went to jail for this woman, I’ve been to bat for this woman
I’ve taken bats to peoples backs, bent over backwards for this woman
Man, I shoulda seen it comin’, why’d I (get her pregnant)?
Woulda ripped the pre-nup up if I’d seen what she was (sleeping with)
But (screw)  it, it’s over, there’s no more reason to cry no more
I got my baby, baby the only lady that I adore, Hailie
So sayonara, try tomorra, nice to know ya
My baby’s travelled back to the arms of her rightful owner
And suddenly it seems that my shoulder blades have just shifted
It’s like the greatest gift you can get
The weight has been lifted

Now it don’t feel like the world’s on my shoulders
Everyone’s leanin’ on me
Cuz my baby know’s that her daddy’s a soldier
Nothin’ can take her from me

[Outro - Spoken]
Woo!
I told you I can’t sing.
Oh well, I tried
Hailie, ‘member when I said
If you ever need anything, daddy will be right there?
Well guess what?
Daddy’s here.
And I ain’t goin’nowhere baby
I love you! (kiss)

 

This song was written and performed by Eminem. aka Slim Shady. aka Marshall Mathers. One of the greatest rappers of all time.

There are a few coarse lyrics, but man, its an amazing song.