[Intro]
Yeah
Mm-hmm
Look
(Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 1]
Used to pray on the floor by the mattress
Bills spread out like cards on the table
Stomach talkin’, I was actin’ like it’s nothin’
Smilin’ in public, in private I was unstable
Scrollin’ my phone seein’ mans in a mansion
Same age as me, I was stuck in a traffic jam
Mama said, “Son, what’s for you gonna happen”
So I put the pain in a plan
[Chorus]
I’ve been wishin’ for better, better
But I’m livin’ this life right now
If it all came today or never
I’ma still thank God out loud (yeah)
Hands up high, we alive, we alive
I remember those nights I would cry
Now I dance with the hurt in my eyes
I’ve been wishin’ for better
But I’m lovin’ this ride
[Verse 2]
New day, sunlight on my eyelids
Same hood, but the view feel different
Laughin’ with the bros on the side street
Talkin’ ‘bout the times we was breakin’ in the kitchen
Lil’ sis text, say she proud that I made it
I ain’t made it yet, but I love how that sound
Used to only dream of a break from the struggle
Now I take a deep breath just to feel this ground (yeah)
Got scars on my heart like tattoos
But they glow when I tell my truth
I was chasin’ what I didn’t even value
Now peace hit harder than a brand-new coupe
[Chorus]
I’ve been wishin’ for better, better
But I’m livin’ this life right now
If it all came today or never
I’ma still thank God out loud (oh yeah)
Hands up high, we alive, we alive
I remember those nights I would cry
Now I dance with the hurt in my eyes
I’ve been wishin’ for better
But I’m lovin’ this ride
[Bridge]
Who knew that the pain would pay?
Who knew I would smile this way? (smile this way)
Even when the rain don’t fade
I’ma sing in the storm, I’ma sing in the storm
Who knew that the low felt high
When you standin’ on the truth inside
Either way, I’ma live my life
Either way, I’ma live my life (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’ve been wishin’ for better, better
But I’m livin’ this life right now
If it all came today or never
I’ma still thank God out loud
Hands up high, we alive, we alive (alive)
I remember those nights I would cry
Now I dance with the hurt in my eyes
I’ve been wishin’ for better
But I’m lovin’ this ride (this ride)