Lyrics Better Times - Lil JJ Reynolds

Ya, praying for them better times
Praying for them better times
This world is in need of them better times
Ya man

There's nothing left for me, my life or feelings that I've felt
Times are getting more harder, I'm going through it by myself
Praying for better times for our lives and the earth
Drama's growing, hate is showing through crime that's getting worse
I'm sick of life, this world and the people living in it
Drowning in the misery after swimming in it
I admit it drove me close to the end of my existence
By adding more suspicions to my mental condition
See, people these days love to settle the beef
By loading up to shoot niggas and leave 'em dead in the street
From jealousy of what they hoped for, but never received
And so they steal it from a person that's tryna succeed
Too many enemies and unknown haters to detect
They say "it's more to life than chasing paper for a check"
But that was my only mindset that I had, growing up
Cause when it came to surviving, cash to me was enough

Better times, praying for them better times
But nothing's changing, so I guess it's never mind
I really can't stand living in this world of crime
Feels like the crime is here for a lifetime

If nothing's here for us, I guess we gotta go
If we're the bad seeds, I guess we'll never grow
We all lose control in this life at times
But we still gotta pray for them better times, better times, better times

There's not a spark for us to make a change
Cause everything is staying the same
So many people are dying at such a young age
It's like we're born here to quickly die into the grave
It's like we're born here to be a slave and it's crazy
How everybody's lives are controlled by the system
Instead of hearing negativity, we need the words of the wisdom
But knowing people, they don't wanna listen
Their only mission is hanging on the block
Slanging dope with a Glock in their hands, in position
To rob any soul that is working for a living
Just to end up servicing time for years in the prison
Even that neighborhood watcher on the block
Could get beaten to a pulp or get shot by the cops, pop
No one is safe in this world of crime
It's up to us to take a stand and pray for better times

Better times, praying for them better times
But nothing's changing, so I guess it's never mind
I really can't stand living in this world of crime
Feels like the crime is here for a lifetime

If nothing's here for us, I guess we gotta go
If we're the bad seeds, I guess we'll never grow
We all lose control in this life at times
But we still gotta pray for them better times, better times, better times

Living's feeling like a war that we're struggling in
What are we living for?
Life is harder to the core, everything is expensive
But dying is cheap, easy, and inexpensive
Expenses are taking everything that we've earned, yeah
Death is taking turns putting flesh in urns
I'm at a point of no return in my suicidal mind
Suffering to survive, until I die trying
Authorities in the office raising what we can't afford
Forcing rates of being poor to increase up on the score board
It's only the beginning cause the government has more in store
Tricking our minds like "do you wanna hop on board?", sure
Then we end up trapped in society's debt
And our opinions won't matter, no matter what we suggest
What's left is for us to get together and find
A way to fight against the system and keep praying for them

Better times, praying for them better times
But nothing's changing, so I guess it's never mind
I really can't stand living in this world of crime
Feels like the crime is here for a lifetime

If nothing's here for us, I guess we gotta go
If we're the bad seeds, I guess we'll never grow
We all lose control in this life at times
But we still gotta pray for them better times, better times, better times