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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Common
Vocals
PJ
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lonnie Lynn
Songwriter
Paris Jones
Songwriter
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda
Songwriter
Peter Phillips
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pete Rock
Producer
Jamey Staub
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Peterson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Phil Joly
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
It's gonna be rainy days
When it's done, we gon' be good
Trust it's just a phase
When it's done, we gon' be good
You don't gotta save the world
We can take it one day at a time
You don't gotta save the world
We can take it one day at a time, yeah, yeah (And seeing you is so grand)
Fam is all good, pushin' through the hood, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
Drink a little wine, take a little time, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
I can do a show, get the dough and then go, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
Travel with my girl so we can see the world, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
[Verse 1]
Marvelous deeds, came up from the weeds
Uncle's eyes bleed, he told me to believe
Grew up around a lot of women, many did achieve
Some had cheap weaves, learned to deep breathe
In the current of it all, determined not to fall
I spring through the May-hem when it snowed in April
They pop at black heads like it was a facial
It's racial (So grand)
Don't know where they tryna race to
What moms thought about pops, heard it in the hall
Sunshine, I pack like Anderson, yeah, I heard it all before
It's tripped when you feel rich, but you poor
And the only thing that got your back is the floor
That you slept on, I been slept on
Pillow talk, brittle thoughts from the judgemental
But who can judge the mental when I'm in God's temple? (And seeing you is so grand)
This is borrowed time, my Chicago mind I lent to
Those that been through similar things that I been through
My mental's monumental, who can knock it over?
Stayed in my prime like a rock in Boulder
A buffalo soldier, my struggle knows culture
I been on the road to the richest man in Babylon
On the paper chase, I married the marathon
Of magnificent things in life that it brings
The sun shines again, yeah, we reign supreme (And seeing you)
[Chorus]
It's gonna be rainy days
When it's done, we gon' be good
Trust it's just a phase
When it's done, we gon' be good
You don't gotta save the world
We can take it one day at a time
You don't gotta save the world
We can take it one day at a time, yeah, yeah (And seeing you is so grand)
Fam is all good, pushin' through the hood, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
Drink a little wine, take a little time, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
I can do a show, get the dough and then go, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
Travel with my girl so we can see the world, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
[Verse 2]
God body and soul, I lobby in gold
From the concrete to la vie en rose
I spit the naked truth while I be in-clothes
Trapped, I blow walls like Jerichos
And listen to the Walls group, Pete'll hook the raw loop
Success when you smell it, you can't spell it when it's all U
I seen seven figure deals fall through
Good men I can trust, it's a small few (Grand)
When we hooped at Foster Park, it fostered heart
And community that steward me through the foolery
**** drop gems and jewelry that tutor me
Life's schooling me, with foreign car language, spoke fluently
Congruently the truancy of fathers
But we didn't bother
We the authors of our lifetime stories (And seeing you is so grand)
I asked Our Father to write rhymes for me
Yeah, he did with glory
Cup overflows, you never hear, "Poor me"
Opportunity knocks, the ladies adore me
It's the rap game, who could outscore me?
As far as decades, I'm fucking with three like an orgy
Backyard pimpin', tellin' old stories
The city of wind, I drink with champs like N.O.R.E.
My trophy cases is seeing black faces
Smiling on a regular basis with graces (And seeing, sweet)
[Chorus]
It's gonna be rainy days
When it's done, we gon' be good
Trust it's just a phase
When it's done, we gon' be good
You don't gotta save the world
We can take it one day at a time
You don't gotta save the world
We can take it one day at a time, yeah, yeah (And seeing you is so grand)
Fam is all good, pushin' through the hood, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
Drink a little wine, take a little time, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
I can do a show, get the dough and then go, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
Travel with my girl so we can see the world, and it's (And seeing you is so grand)
[Outro]
I've just gotta live my life (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, say what? Say what?
Tell me, can I live my life? (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, say what? Say what?
I've just gotta live my life (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, say what? Say what?
Tell me, can I live my life? (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, say what? Say what?
I've just gotta live my life (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, say what? Say what?
Tell me, can I live my life? (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, say what? Say what?
I've just gotta live my life (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, uh, say what? Say what?
Tell me, can I live my life? (And seeing you is so grand)
Life your life, live your life, girl, live your life, girl, uh
Life your life, so grand (And seeing you is so grand)
Say what? Say what?
And we out (And seeing you is so grand, and seeing you is so grand, and seeing you is so grand, and seeing you is so grand)
Written by: Francisco Buarque de Hollanda, Lonnie Lynn, Paris Jones, Peter Phillips