Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
2Pac
Vocals
Ronnie King
Keyboards
Michael 'Fish' Herring
Guitar
Mr. Biggs
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
2Pac
Songwriter
Johnny Jackson
Composer
Ernie Isley
Composer
C. Jasper
Composer
Ronald Isley
Composer
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Composer
Mr. Biggs
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Dela Pena
Assistant Recording Engineer
Warren Bletcher
Assistant Recording Engineer
I. Boxill
Mixing Engineer
Johnny Jackson
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lookin' for these better dayz
Better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
Better dayz, better dayz, better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
[Verse 2]
Time to question our lifestyle, look how we live
Smoking weed like it ain't no thang
So even kids wanna try now, then lie down, and get ran through
Nobody watches 'em, clockin' the evil man do
Faced with the demons, addicted to hearin' the victims screamin'
Guess we was evil since birth, product of cursed semen
'Cause even our birthdays is cursed days
A born thug in the first place, the worst ways
I love to see the block in peace
With no more dealers and crooked cops, the only way to stop the beast
And only we can change
It's up to us to clean up the streets, it ain't the same
Too many murders, too many funerals and too many tears
Just seen another brother buried, plus I knew him for years
Pass by his family, but what could I say
Keep your head up, and try to keep the faith
And pray for better dayz
[Verse 3]
Better dayz, better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
Better dayz, better dayz, better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
[Verse 4]
Thinkin' back as an adolescent
Who would've guessed that in my future years, I'd be stressin'?
Some say the ghetto's sick and corrupt
Plus my P.O. won't let me hang with the brothers I grew up with
Trying to keep my head up and stay strong
While my homie slanging yayo all day long
But they wrong, so I'm solo and so broke
Savin' up for some Jordans, 'cause they dope
I got a girl, and I love her, but she broke to
So am I, I can't take her to the place she wanna go to
So we argue and play fight, all day and night
Making passionate love, till the daylight
Plus we about to get evicted, can't pay the rent
Guess it's time to see who really is your friend
You tell me you're pregnant, and I'm amazed
So many blessings while we stressing
Lookin' for them better dayz
[Verse 5]
Better dayz, better dayz
Hey
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
Better dayz, better dayz, better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
[Verse 6]
Now me and you was real cool, hell on them square fools
Since back in high school, we was true, me and you
Hardly parted or separated, we stayed faded
Affiliated with gang bangers and still made it
Up in the gym, mess with me, gotta mess with him
Still dress like grown men, when rollin'
Out with the dogs, smokin' newports, gamin' marks
Got a place in my heart, homie, stay smart
Locked you up in the pen, and gave you three to ten
I send you letters with naked flicks of old friends
Hoping you well, I know it's hell doing time in the cell
You need mail, when you in jail
And me, I'm doing cool
I settled down, and had fam, workin' and night school
Every once in a while, I reminisce
And wonder how we ever came to this
I miss the better dayz
[Verse 7]
Better dayz, better dayz
Hey
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
Better dayz, better dayz, better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Got me thinkin' 'bout better dayz
[Verse 8]
I send this one out
To all the homeboys down in Quentin lock down
Rikers Island, all them dudes I was locked up with
E block, F block, L-I-H
N-I-C in Rikers Island
Down state
All the peoples I met along the way
Better dayz is coming homeboy
Keep your head up
[Verse 9]
Better dayz, better dayz
Lookin' for them better dayz
Hey, better dayz
Lookin' for them better dayz
Better dayz, better dayz
Lookin' for them better dayz
Hey
Written by: 2Pac, C. Jasper, Ernie Isley, Johnny Jackson, O. Isley, Ronald Isley