[Verse 1]
We came up where the cracks show deep
Had to turn that pain to a plan, not sleep
Little ones watchin' every move we make
Every lie we tell, every promise we break
So I keep my word when the day gets hard
Plant good seeds in a broken yard
If I can build one lane, they can build ten
If I can break one chain, they can live again
I seen kids with gold in their hands
Need a road map more than a gold-plated band
Need a school that works, need a block that heals
Need a future they can actually feel
[Pre-Chorus]
So I'm puttin' in work right now
For the ones who come next somehow
I want more than a moment that fades
I want a life they can own when they raise
[Chorus]
Better future, better future
Make it real, make it sure
Better future, better future
For the ones that come through the door (for the ones that come through)
Better future, better future
We gon' leave them more
Better future, better future
Than we ever had before (better future)
[Verse 2]
Not just talk, I can show that proof
Back fence fixed and the books got use
Mamas need peace, dads need hope
Young ones need more than a tight-rope
Need clean parks where the sun stay long
Need safe hands, need a place belong
Need a job that pays, need a mind that grows
Need elders teachin' what everybody knows
I ain't tryna flex on a quick-day win
I'm tryna make sure the next ones win
If we pass down love and a real foundation
They can rise up and rewrite the nation
[Bridge]
Let 'em stand on what we made
Let 'em sing in a brighter shade
Let the next wave take the wheel
Turn the hurt into something real
[Chorus]
Better future, better future
Make it real, make it sure
Better future, better future
For the ones that come through the door (for the ones that come through)
Better future, better future
We gon' leave them more
Better future, better future
Than we ever had before (better future)