Better Days 2 – English Lyrics

• By: Blueface, OG Bobby Billions

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ Its a pain in the ghetto ♪

♪ I'm trying to fight but something's got to give ♪

♪ Something's got to give ♪

♪ Tired of going on these missions ♪

♪ Stuck off in these trenches. ♪

♪ I'm just trying to get a million ♪

♪ 'Fore they come and get me ♪

♪ Lot of hate off in my city ♪

♪ I can't fuck with ♪

♪ Its just me and the niggas I grew up with ♪

♪ If I'm lying then I'm dying ♪

♪ No cap up in my rap ♪

♪ You niggas slip my niggas sliding ♪

♪ Yeah somebody gon' die today ♪

♪ No these niggas better not be outside today ♪

♪ Or they hit ♪

♪ Its fucked up where I'm from ♪

♪ You can't fuck around ♪

♪ You better watch your step ♪

♪ Or you be in the ground ♪

♪ Fuck it long live 'em ♪

♪ Its only one way out ♪

♪ You gotta go and get it ♪

♪ And know this shit expensive ♪

♪ Cost a whole brick ♪

♪ Don't get stuck here trying to take your time ♪

♪ Shit get wicked on my side of town ♪

♪ Its a pain in the ghetto ♪

♪ I'm trying to fight but something's gotta give ♪

♪ I'm built where I can't break ♪

♪ But bitch I'm done bending ♪

♪ I'm tired of all this sinning ♪

♪ But that's how we living ♪

♪ I'm praying God forgive me ♪

♪ I'm just praying for brighter days ♪

♪ Shit been wicked I thank God I'm alive today ♪

♪ Niggas dead ♪

♪ I'm trying to get a million ♪

♪ Tired of going on the missions ♪

♪ I'm trying to leave the trenches ♪

♪ 'Fore I'm stuck off in the system ♪

♪ This shit hit me I'm trying to change ♪

♪ I just pray these niggas don't be outside today ♪

♪ Or they hit ♪

♪ I know that mama told you 'bout a thousand times ♪

♪ Careful shit get wicked on my side of town ♪

♪ We don't fuck around ♪

♪ Its a pain in the ghetto ♪

♪ I'm trying to fight but something's gotta give ♪

♪ Something's gotta give ♪

♪ So much pain up in that ghetto ♪

♪ Niggas wanna fight with God ♪

♪ But they dancing with the devil ♪

♪ Yeah somebody gon' die today ♪

♪ No these niggas better not be outside today ♪

♪ Twelve get in my land and run my name ♪

♪ Its always something ♪

♪ Now you're from that gang and dug your grave ♪

♪ Without no shovel yeah ♪

♪ And now you in a rush ♪

♪ You moving fast without no hustle ♪

♪ And now you checking in with your P.O. ♪

♪ More than them mother kids ♪

♪ And court date after court date ♪

♪ Its always the same old shit ♪

♪ Man lil' man I'll be your dad to my brother's kids ♪

♪ God forbid ♪

♪ I get locked up for something that God forbid ♪

♪ One suspect two victims hurt all three they kids ♪

♪ Four five shots all it took ♪

♪ To get 'em forty years ♪

♪ Six seven eight ♪

♪ Boy don't even expect your bitch to wait ♪

♪ Nine ten years in the pen now you praying ♪

♪ I'm just praying for brighter days ♪

♪ Shit been wicked I thank God I'm alive today ♪

♪ Niggas dead ♪

♪ I'm trying to get a million ♪

♪ Tired of going on these missions ♪

♪ I'm trying to leave the trenches ♪

♪ 'Fore I'm stuck off in the system ♪

♪ This shit hit me I'm trying to change ♪

♪ I just pray these niggas don't be outside today ♪

♪ Or they hit ♪

♪ I know that mama told you 'bout a thousand times ♪

♪ Careful shit get wicked on my side of town ♪

♪ We don't fuck around ♪

♪ Its a pain in the ghetto ♪

♪ I'm trying to fight but something's gotta give ♪

♪ Something's gotta give ♪

♪ Stuck off in the trenches trenches ♪

♪ Trying to get a million ♪

♪ 'Fore they come and get me ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a physical fight verb - to struggle against something
million /ˈmɪljən/ A2	noun - a large number, one thousand thousand
hate /heɪt/ A2	noun - intense dislike
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - not telling the truth
sliding /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving smoothly along a surface
outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ A2	noun - the area not inside a building
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - evil or morally wrong
bending /ˈbendɪŋ/ B1	verb - to curve or cause to curve
sinning /ˈsɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - committing immoral acts
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - addressing God in supplication
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - full of light; shining
expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ B2	adjective - costing a lot of money
system /ˈsɪstəm/ B2	noun - a set of connected things
grave /ɡreɪv/ B2	noun - a place of burial
locked /lɒkt/ B2	verb - to fasten something with a lock
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B2	noun - a person harmed or killed

Key Grammar Structures

• Its a pain in the ghetto

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (It **is**)

  ➔ The verb 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'It'.

• I'm trying to fight but something's got to give

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense ('I'm trying') & Modal Verb ('got to')

  ➔ The present continuous 'I'm trying' describes an ongoing action. 'Got to' expresses obligation or necessity.

• Tired of going on these missions

  ➔ Gerund (going)

  ➔ The gerund 'going' acts as a noun after the preposition 'of'.

• 'Fore they come and get me

  ➔ Contraction ('Fore) and Subjunctive Mood (come)

  ➔ 'Fore' is a contraction of 'before'. The use of the bare infinitive 'come' after a conjunction is sometimes used instead of the present tense. It gives a sense of possibility.

• If I'm lying then I'm dying

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 (If + Present Simple, Present Simple)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a real possibility in the present or future. The 'if' clause uses the present simple 'I'm lying', and the main clause also uses the present simple 'I'm dying'.

• You better watch your step

  ➔ 'Had better' (You **better** watch)

  ➔ 'Had better' is used to give advice or warning. It suggests that something negative will happen if the action is not taken.

• You gotta go and get it

  ➔ 'Gotta' - Contraction of 'got to'

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'got to', meaning 'have to' or 'must'.

• I just pray these niggas don't be outside today

  ➔ Present Simple (pray) & use of auxiliary 'do' with negative form(don't)

  ➔ The verb 'pray' is in the present simple tense to express a regular action or state. 'Don't be' is the negative form of the verb 'to be' in present simple, using auxiliary 'do'.

• So much pain up in that ghetto

  ➔ Inversion (So + Adjective + Subject)

  ➔ This sentence uses inversion for emphasis. 'So' is placed at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the adjective 'much pain', and then the rest of the sentence.