Better Man Than Yesterday

[Verse 1]
Bills on the table
Boots by the door
Little shoes lined up
That’s who I’m grindin’ for
Used to chase that weekend
Blew my check by ten
Now it’s early morning coffee
Tryna be a better man
Missed too many ball games
FaceTime from the road
Saw my baby girl’s tears
Through a cracked-up phone
I heard my boy say “Daddy
You comin’ home this time?”
That hit harder than a punchline
Straight to my pride (yeah)
[Chorus]
I wanna be a better man than yesterday
Hold you close, not let this family slip away
I been runnin’, I been stubborn, I been in my way
But I can change, I can change for you
I’m layin’ down my selfish ways, I’m done with games
I’ll build a house of love, not just a last name
Every sunrise, I’m choosin’ you again, I pray
To be a better man than yesterday (oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
You stood in that kitchen
Hands in the sink
Sayin’, “Love don’t feel like much
When it’s all on me”
That cracked somethin’ open
In this hard-headed heart
Swore right then and there
We get a brand-new start (yeah)
Now I’m home for supper
Phones in a drawer
I’m learnin’ how to listen
Not keepin’ score
Tuckin’ kids in quiet
Readin’ bedtime lines
They don’t need a perfect daddy
Just one who shows up tryin’ (tryin’)
[Chorus]
I wanna be a better man than yesterday
Hold you close, not let this family slip away
I been runnin’, I been stubborn, I been in my way
But I can change, I can change for you
I’m layin’ down my selfish ways, I’m done with games
I’ll build a house of love, not just a last name
Every sunrise, I’m choosin’ you again, I pray
To be a better man than yesterday (oh-oh)
[Bridge]
I ain’t who I was
But I ain’t who I’ll be
If I keep climbin’
Step by step, you’ll see
From “I’m tryin’”
To “I did all I can”
For my wife, for my kids
I’ll grow into that man (yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
I wanna be a better man than yesterday
Hold you close, not let this family slip away
I been runnin’, I been stubborn, I been in my way
But I can change, I can change for you
I’m layin’ down my selfish ways, I’m done with games
I’ll build a house of love, not just a last name
Every sunrise, I’m choosin’ you again, I pray
To be a better man than yesterday
(For my babies, for my lady, every day)
A better man than yesterday

rap, Country-trap fusion with hard-hitting 808s, twangy acoustic guitar chops, and glossy synth pads in the verses. Male vocals: confident but vulnerable, talk-rap in the pockets with melodic lift into a big, anthemic hook. Choruses bloom with stacked gospel-style choirs and long reverb tails; ad-libs pepper the ends of lines. Beat drops to half-time in the bridge, then slams back in for a final, sung-out chorus., country