Another Day – English Lyrics

• By: Fat Joe, French Montana, Rick Ross, Tiara Thomas

Lyrics & Translation

"Another Day" by Fat Joe, featuring French Montana, Rick Ross, and Tiara Thomas, provides a raw and introspective look into the challenges of inner-city life. By exploring themes of struggle, resilience, and the harsh realities faced by many, this song offers a powerful opportunity to understand the language of the streets and the stories of those living on the margins.

[English]

Sometimes you have to take it a day at a time

You know when you hear that Haaaaa

Just another day livin in the hood

Just another day around the way

Livin' good today

I hear the (gun shot), but I'm here to stay

Just another day livin' in the hood

Just another day in the hood

Didn't have to use the K today

Made it through another day

In my hood everyday niggas get locked down

Best friends hit on your girl and get 'em knocked down

Teachers tell you quick, you niggas'll never be shit

Dropped so much coke in the water, could make the sea sick

All I hear is sirens and sounds of guns blastin'

A little girl went missin' but ain't nobody askin'

My nigga Lil Troy hit the bank said he need cash

Seen him on the news I guess he forgot the ski mask

Strippers and celebrities, Instagram's a lick

Niggas rantin bout gay, cause ignorance is bliss

Shorty changin' food stamps just to get high

Listenin' to Stevie, "Ribbon in the Sky"

Homie reminiscin', I'm keepin' him in my prayers

Cause Joe crack cares, even if no one else cares

See me on the screen but I'm still the same G

They thought I'd never see outside of 5V

Just another day livin in the hood

...

Just another day around the way

Livin' good today

I hear the (gun shot), but I'm here to stay

Just another day livin' in the hood

Just another day in the hood

Didn't have to use the K today

Made it through another day

Welcome home my nigga Joe Crack

Bust a bottle of that black shit lets go

New seven series charcoal gray Bimmer

Joe Crack, Dope Boy, nigga Don Cartegena

All the sixes we collect, bitches we could sex

Phone still tapped so it's best to send a text

Go and do a bid back home just like a king

Bucket full of crab, money bags that we seen

From Rikers to Fisher Isle, digits to digits pilin'

New Wraith with soft plates, long as the bitches smilin'

Ciroc boy, AP on the rocks

New Sunseeker, four mill on a yacht

I came from the mud, Def Jam the new plug

Five gold joints and still gets no love

I walk the same block, rode the same trains

We fucked the same bitches, whipped the same cane

(Boss!)

Just another day livin in the hood

Just another day around the way

Livin' good today

I hear the (gun shot), but I'm here to stay

Just another day livin' in the hood

Just another day in the hood

Didn't have to use the K today

Made it through another day

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hood /hʊd/ B2	noun - neighbourhood, especially a poor urban area
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - firearm
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - period of 24 hours
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
use /juːz/ A2	verb - to employ something for a purpose
coke /koʊk/ B2	noun - cocaine (slang)
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - clear liquid that falls as rain
siren /ˈsaɪrən/ B1	noun - device that makes a loud warning sound
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to fail to hit, reach, or catch
bank /bæŋk/ A2	noun - financial institution that holds money
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - physical money (coins and banknotes)
mask /mæsk/ A2	noun - covering for the face, often for protection
stripper /ˈstrɪp.ər/ B2	noun - person who performs a striptease
celebrity /səˈlebrɪti/ B2	noun - a famous or well‑known person
ignorance /ˈɪɡnərəns/ B2	noun - lack of knowledge or information
bliss /blɪs/ B2	noun - perfect happiness or joy
high /haɪ/ B2	adjective - under the influence of drugs; intoxicated
prayer /prɛər/ A2	noun - a solemn request or thanks addressed to a deity

Key Grammar Structures

• Didn't have to use the K today

  ➔ Past Perfect Negative (Did not have to + infinitive)

  ➔ The sentence uses the past perfect negative to indicate that the speaker **didn't** find it **necessary** to use a weapon ('K' likely refers to a firearm) on that particular day. It implies a habitual possibility that was avoided.

• Strippers and celebrities, Instagram's a lick

  ➔ Possessive 's (Instagram's) and slang usage ('lick' meaning an easy opportunity for profit)

  ➔ The sentence uses the possessive form **'Instagram's'** to show ownership or association. The word **'lick'** is slang, meaning a situation that is easy to exploit for financial gain. It refers to the ease of making money through Instagram.

• Homie reminiscin', I'm keepin' him in my prayers

  ➔ Present Continuous Gerund (reminiscin') and Present Continuous (I'm keepin')

  ➔ The sentence uses the **gerund 'reminiscin''** to describe an ongoing action by the 'homie'. The phrase **'I'm keepin' him in my prayers'** uses the present continuous to show an action happening now, indicating ongoing support.

• From Rikers to Fisher Isle, digits to digits pilin'

  ➔ Prepositional Phrases (From...to...) and Gerund as a noun (pilin')

  ➔ The sentence uses **prepositional phrases** to contrast two locations: the Rikers Island jail and Fisher Island, a wealthy area. **'Digits to digits pilin''** uses the gerund 'pilin'' as a noun, meaning money is accumulating.