[00:20.99]Now this is how it is
[00:22.15]To wake up with your pockets tapped out, you're ass out
[00:24.69]It's nowhere to turn, you get burned
[00:27.03]You wanna see the sun but all you get is rainy weather
[00:29.42]Word life kid, things can only get better
[00:32.01]You're fresh out the beast, no peace on your earth
[00:34.65]Searching for the end of the rainbow it gets worse
[00:37.19]No occupation without an education
[00:40.07]You're facing expiration in a six-foot location
[00:42.81]Life is building stress on your brain
[00:44.75]Every other day you find it harder to maintain
[00:47.89]But you gotta for your seeds' sake don't break
[00:50.67]Stay strong for your queen, kid, it won't be long
[00:53.06]Till you overcome to obstacles stopping you from prospering
[00:56.26]No more five to ten bids up at Sing Sing
[00:58.85]And life gets no easier, you gotta see your way to resist temptation
[01:02.53]Cause soon there'll be a better day
[01:04.22]
[01:05.15]Even though the skies is grey around your way
[01:07.64]You're looking for a better day
[01:08.93]In due time the sun will shine around your way
[01:12.67]Yeah, you're looking for a better day
[01:14.71]Even though the skies is grey around your way
[01:18.25]You're looking for a better day
[01:19.94]In due time the sun will shine around your way
[01:23.58]You're looking for a better day
[01:24.57]
[01:25.22]Once again I think I can see
[01:27.13]That would be nine months down the line, it's hard to believe
[01:31.31]But that's what's going on in this crazy world today
[01:34.33]You got cats who wanna lay back and make babies
[01:36.21]But when it comes time to be a father
[01:38.11]Dad just flips the script screaming that he don't wanna be bothered
[01:41.40]You're left with one breath and a starving seed
[01:44.04]I feed em knowledge instead of the devil's trickery
[01:46.82]Now you fall into a section with eight dreams
[01:49.31]Farewell to your goals, I'm sympathetic to your needs
[01:52.50]No roof over your head, no family
[01:54.64]They warned you about the bitch, he was mad sneaky
[01:57.32]Now there's a pretty price to pay
[01:59.91]What can I say? It hits me in my heart that way
[02:02.40]You're down and out in the ghetto contemplating letting go of life
[02:05.98]But who's gonna take care of you know?
[02:08.02]Stay strong yo, try to get yourself together
[02:10.51]I promise you there will be days that's much better
[02:12.91]
[02:13.46]Even though the skies is grey around your way
[02:17.12]You're looking for a better day
[02:18.51]In due time the sun will shine around your way
[02:22.05]Yeah, you're looking for a better day
[02:24.93]Even though the skies is grey around your way
[02:27.42]You're looking for a better day
[02:29.16]In due time the sun will shine around your way
[02:32.35]Yeah, you're looking for a better day
[02:33.89]
[02:34.69]Last but not least is the story of my life
[02:37.13]Straight zero, a loser who wants to be a hero
[02:39.96]I gotta save myself before I can sacrifice
[02:42.60]Saving your life cause I ain't living right
[02:44.99]Why trust me? I got problems, abusing substances
[02:47.98]Alcoholism, I'm chasing girls with big breastesess
[02:50.56]Hanging with them kids down the hall in the group home
[02:53.21]I'm twenty deep but yet I still feel alone
[02:55.75]I gotta stop depending on the bottle for the answers
[02:58.39]Before I end up in AA battling cancer
[03:01.12]But now my eyes can see the pain in the black community
[03:04.31]It seems though there ain't no unity
[03:06.35]Gun play today results in thoughtless killings
[03:08.99]Innocent little shorties turning into ruthless villains
[03:11.72]Now who's to blame for the game that we play?
[03:14.21]Tighten up y'all, tomorrow is a better day
[03:16.70]
[03:18.04]Even though the skies is grey around your way
[03:20.53]You're looking for a better day
[03:21.73]In due time the sun will shine around your way
[03:25.41]Yeah, you're looking for a better day
[03:27.65]Even though the skies is grey around your way
[03:31.03]You're looking for a better day
[03:32.58]In due time the sun will shine around your way
[03:36.36]You're looking for a better day
[03:42.35]You're looking for a better day
[03:47.59]You're looking for a better day
[03:53.01]You're looking for a better day

Now this is how it is
To wake up with your pockets tapped out, you're ass out
It's nowhere to turn, you get burned
You wanna see the sun but all you get is rainy weather
Word life kid, things can only get better
You're fresh out the beast, no peace on your earth
Searching for the end of the rainbow it gets worse
No occupation without an education
You're facing expiration in a six-foot location
Life is building stress on your brain
Every other day you find it harder to maintain
But you gotta for your seeds' sake don't break
Stay strong for your queen, kid, it won't be long
Till you overcome to obstacles stopping you from prospering
No more five to ten bids up at Sing Sing
And life gets no easier, you gotta see your way to resist temptation
Cause soon there'll be a better day
Even though the skies is grey around your way
You're looking for a better day
In due time the sun will shine around your way
Yeah, you're looking for a better day
Even though the skies is grey around your way
You're looking for a better day
In due time the sun will shine around your way
You're looking for a better day
Once again I think I can see
That would be nine months down the line, it's hard to believe
But that's what's going on in this crazy world today
You got cats who wanna lay back and make babies
But when it comes time to be a father
Dad just flips the script screaming that he don't wanna be bothered
You're left with one breath and a starving seed
I feed em knowledge instead of the devil's trickery
Now you fall into a section with eight dreams
Farewell to your goals, I'm sympathetic to your needs
No roof over your head, no family
They warned you about the bitch, he was mad sneaky
Now there's a pretty price to pay
What can I say? It hits me in my heart that way
You're down and out in the ghetto contemplating letting go of life
But who's gonna take care of you know?
Stay strong yo, try to get yourself together
I promise you there will be days that's much better
Even though the skies is grey around your way
You're looking for a better day
In due time the sun will shine around your way
Yeah, you're looking for a better day
Even though the skies is grey around your way
You're looking for a better day
In due time the sun will shine around your way
Yeah, you're looking for a better day
Last but not least is the story of my life
Straight zero, a loser who wants to be a hero
I gotta save myself before I can sacrifice
Saving your life cause I ain't living right
Why trust me? I got problems, abusing substances
Alcoholism, I'm chasing girls with big breastesess
Hanging with them kids down the hall in the group home
I'm twenty deep but yet I still feel alone
I gotta stop depending on the bottle for the answers
Before I end up in AA battling cancer
But now my eyes can see the pain in the black community
It seems though there ain't no unity
Gun play today results in thoughtless killings
Innocent little shorties turning into ruthless villains
Now who's to blame for the game that we play?
Tighten up y'all, tomorrow is a better day
Even though the skies is grey around your way
You're looking for a better day
In due time the sun will shine around your way
Yeah, you're looking for a better day
Even though the skies is grey around your way
You're looking for a better day
In due time the sun will shine around your way
You're looking for a better day
You're looking for a better day
You're looking for a better day
You're looking for a better day