Better Days

Raised on songs of glory
Singing songs of hope
The kids know the story
Still it’s hard to cope
When left down and broke just living through this shit
But stronger than you know 'cause we refuse to quit
Heart of a lion and a fighter
A poet on the side, a lover and a writer
A good kid bad side of the city
Still I hold down me boys mad pride for the city
That could make ye or break ye
That could fuck you up
Grab your dream and straight take it
While tellin' you that it hates ye
Deadbeats and wannabes out with the fake yea
See we don’t really fucking care 'round here
Keep yourself to yourself no fear 'round here
For the youths in the future I pray theres more
Until then I’m just holding out for-
Better days
I been searching for a better way
Someone come and wash this pain away
'Cause i can’t take no more
No more
No more
No more
Boys red hot 'round here
Boys get caught 'round here, get shot 'round here
Boys don’t stop 'round here
Boys get dropped 'round here, don’t care round here
So watch where you roam
Cause they’ll kill you for the price of that watch or that new iPhone
Blame a broken home
They’ll say he never stood a chance out here on his own
Inner city living tried to break me
But it was living in the north inner city that would shape me
And for that I’m forever grateful
Still these streets sometimes man, got me feeling shameful
'Cause don’t really fucking care 'round here
Keep yourself to yourself no fear 'round here
For the youths in the future I pray theres more
Until then I’m just holding out for-
Better days (Yea better days)
I been searching for a better way (for a better way)
Someone come and wash this pain away
'Cause i can’t take no more (no more)
No more
No more
No more (no more)
Young lost and broken
Head high and hoping
Most days it’s hard I know
I know
Lessons learned the hard way
Loving life to heartbreaks
But we still find time grow
And let go for-
Better days
A better way
Better days
A better way