Track · Apr 5, 2026 · English

Better Than Yesterday

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3:40

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English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Raising my voice

‘cause I don’t know how to raise my boys

That’s the part that kills me

See ‘em flinch, little fists, and it chills me

You ask, “Dad, are you mad at me?”

I’m really mad at the man that I had to be

Thought I left that temper in the past

But it’s standing in the kitchen, yelling back through the glass

You run to your room, slam doors

I’m staring at the floor, throat sore

You just wanted help with your homework

I turned a small spill into cold words

[Chorus]

I’m sorry I ain’t been the man I said I’d be

I’m sorry for the scars that you don’t let me see

I hate the way I talk when my heart feels weak

But I swear I’m gonna change, you can lean on me

I just wanna be better than yesterday

Hold you when you’re scared, not push you away

I just wanna be better than yesterday

Be the dad that you’re proud of someday (yeah)

[Verse 2]

Some nights I sit in the driveway

Car off, but the voice in my mind say

“They’d be happier if you stayed gone”

And that thought right there just stays on

Your mom asking why I’m so distant

I’m afraid I’ll break if I listen

Feeling like the bad guy in my own house

Every laugh, I’m the one left out

But I see your drawings on the fridge

Little crooked hearts on the edge

“Daddy” written in a wobbly line

And I realize you still claim what’s mine

So I’m learning how to breathe before I bark

Counting to ten when it’s dark

Gonna say “I’m wrong” when I am

Show you that a real man can change his plans (yeah)

[Chorus]

I’m sorry I ain’t been the man I said I’d be

I’m sorry for the scars that you don’t let me see

I hate the way I talk when my heart feels weak

But I swear I’m gonna change, you can lean on me

I just wanna be better than yesterday

Hold you when you’re scared, not push you away

I just wanna be better than yesterday

Be the dad that you’re proud of someday (oh)

[Bridge]

One day you’ll look back, see the proof

That I fought my demons just to love you

Step by step, I’m walking through this fire

Turning all this anger into something that inspires (hey)

[Chorus]

I’m sorry I ain’t been the man I said I’d be

I’m sorry for the scars that you don’t let me see

I hate the way I talk when my heart feels weak

But I swear I’m gonna change, you can lean on me

I just wanna be better than yesterday

Hold you when you’re scared, not push you away

I just wanna be better than yesterday

Be the dad that you’re proud of someday

Style

rapmelancholic boom-bap with warm keys and a deepround bassline. male vocals in an intimate pocket; verses confessional and close-micad-libs tucked behind like thoughts echoing. chorus blooms with layered harmonies and a lifted chord changesubtle vinyl crackle and distant choir pads underscoring the emotional climb from shame to hope.hip hophappysad

Prompt

rap, hip hop, sorry for not being the man and dad I should be and want to be, yelling at the kids, angry, feeling sad unwanted, be happy and loved, hate myself for messing up, I want to be better love

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Prompt byPLC

GeneratedApr 5, 2026

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