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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Akon
Akon
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Akon
Akon
Songwriter
Nadir Khayat
Nadir Khayat
Songwriter
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Akon
Akon
Producer
Mark "Exit" Goodchild
Mark "Exit" Goodchild
Recording Engineer
RedOne
RedOne
Producer
Mike Honeycutt
Mike Honeycutt
Assistant Engineer
Leslie Brathwaite
Leslie Brathwaite
Mixing Engineer
Justin Trawick
Justin Trawick
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Who'd ever thought that I would see this day
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away
'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a way
And now I look forward to every day
(Welcome to my sunny day)
[Verse 2]
Block don't stop, always stayed hot
No matter how the seasons got
I still remember when they took me away
Kept it on lock, then I got caught
Realized I had to stop
Then I took the time to explore a better way
[Verse 3]
Searched high and low, so close yet so far to go
I just know there's a sunny day
[Verse 4]
Who'd ever thought that I would see this day
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away
'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a way
And now I look forward to every day
Welcome to my sunny day
[Verse 5]
My sunny day
Every day
A better day
Welcome to my sunny day
My sunny day
Every day
A better day
Welcome to my sunny day
[Verse 6]
I was born the ghetto, raised in the ghetto
Saw my first .9 millimeter in the ghetto
I got my first kiss in the ghetto
Playin' hide and go seek with the girls in the ghetto
I wrote my first hit in the ghetto
Yo Mona Lisa, can I get a date on Friday-ay-ay?
It's hard for me to let go life in the ghetto
The night they blast my cousin, whoa-whoa-whoa
[Verse 7]
I had to find a way out the ghetto
Picked up the guitar and started singing in the ghetto
Haters used to hate in the ghetto
Said I wouldn't never made it up out the ghetto
I guess that's why my cousin sold the yayo
Even though Annie said the sun come out tomorrow
But the ghetto stay dark
I never thought I'd ever see the Billboard charts
[Verse 8]
Who'd ever thought that I would see this day
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away
'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a way
And now I look forward to every day
Welcome to my sunny day
[Verse 9]
My sunny day
Every day
A better day
Welcome to my sunny day
My sunny day
Every day
A better day
Welcome to my sunny day
[Verse 10]
Been a long day on my way
To my holy place to pray
Give thanks for every blessing given to me
I know there's more to see, more to me
No more livin' in misery
'Cause this how I visioned life to be
[Verse 11]
Searched high and low, so close yet so far to go
I just know there's a sunny day
[Verse 12]
Who'd ever thought that I would see this day
Where I would see my ghetto life fade away
'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a way
And now I look forward to every day
Welcome to my sunny day
[Verse 13]
My sunny day
Every day
A better day
Welcome to my sunny day
My sunny day
Every day
A better day
Welcome to my sunny day
Written by: Akon, N. Jean, Nadir Khayat

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