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Better Days Lyrics by Alja

C.H.I.E.F.

2017

[Hook]
I still pray, for better days
I know one day, that I'll make the struggle all go away
I'll make it all go away...x2

[Verse 1]
I don't wanna see my fam go through this
No loot left so the bill payments missed
Tryna get a little loan, but the bank dismissed
No gifts under the tree when it hit Christmas
I can bare to ever see my Mom cry
After every single day that's gone by
Working hard for two kids on her own
Now that I'm grown, gotta make it on my own, all alone
But I swear I'm gonna get the bread for us
Gonna run the rap game like I'm Forrest
Gonna wipe away all of the poor luck
Put my Dad up in the brand new Ford truck
Make sure every single bank accounts filled up
Gonna break the damn banks like I'm Phillip
Gonna climb up the ranks when they feel us
Lemme murder MC's like a killa
Gotta give it up for my Grandma
Cause she raised us, but I understand Ma
Cause it wasn't easy growing up with two kids
And when I grew up, I was acting ruthless
I don't know why I was such a fool
Hanging with the wrong crowd, acting cool
Always went and smoked weed after school
Tried to act tough but I was just a fool
Dad wasn't there much but he tried
When my parents broke up, it ate me alive
But I love'em both til the day I die
I just wanna let'em see that their son can fly
Now I got a brother and a nephew
I will never be the one to neglect you
I'ma make it so you never have to go through
All the shit I went through back in '02

[Hook]
I still pray, for better days
I know one day, that I'll make the struggle all go away
I'll make it all go away...x2

[Verse 2]
I know one day that we'll all be free
From the pain and the stress, just wait and see
Gotta make a killin', yeah it's up to me
See myself at the top 'fo I'm 23
Someday y'all don't have to work no more
Once I make it in the game, get my foot in the door
I'ma let the world know what I came here for
To make sure that my family never goes poor
Growing up, they knew that I'd be great
Cause I never hesitate when I step to the plate
And I never ever wait, when I see my shot
I'ma take it and I swear I'll give it all I got
Cause I gotta be the one, to get it while I'm young
And tell the whole world where the hell we comin' from
We didn't have the best, but thanks to the rest
Of my fam, always held it down, man I am blessed
I know we've been through this for a few years
Shed a few tears on the eve of New Years
Said that I would make it better as my resolution
Then it didn't happen, but I found a new solution
Started picking up the pen and I'd write shit
Bout all the nights, thinkin' how I'd might quit
Worked daily from the AM til the night hit
No hydro at the crib, candle lights flick
But I never gave up and I stuck to it
Kept writing everyday like I must do it
Even after all the stuff that we've been through
It got better but the stress still continued
Always got down on my knees and prayed
That the sun would come out to see a brighter day
You know that I am the one to take the pain away
And lead it all astray to live them better days

[Hook]
I still pray, for better days
I know one day, that I'll make the struggle all go away
I'll make it all go away...x2
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About “Better Days” by Alja

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