Yeah! Yeah!
Another day, a new story
A new morning, day dawning
Sun shining right before me, Yuh!
Another day to make a change
To leave my brain rearranged
Turn over a new leaf or new page
A new age in this city
It's silly, but the scars, from my past they remain with me
They made me who I am and it's really, playing on my brain
But I'm a new man lord please forgive me
So regardless of the past and the struggles you've faced
Everybody's got their baggage which they carry in case
Like a backpack on their back that can never be faced
You'll get to it one day, keep running that race
Keep running through the storms and the clouds of grey
On the otherside you'll find there's a brighter day
What will be will always be and somehow find a way
So use those lessons as a blessing from yesterday, and I say
And I'm so grateful to yesterday (Yeah-eh-eh-eh)
And all the new friends I made along the way (Hey, Yeah, you know who you are)
And I'm so damn happy to say (I'm so damn happy to say-ay-ay)
That yesterday made me who I am today, today, today (That yesterday made me who I am today)
It ain't coincidental that I was drawn to pad and pencil
The fact I haven't met you and I'm writing in my bedroom
I know I don't know you, but I know I'll get you
Cos you'll relate to all the shit that I have been through
Parents said goodbye when I was at the age of 5
Dad gone, mum sick, so I'd sit and wonder why
But looking back I wouldn't change it a bit
So I became the fresh prince to relate to the kids
Cos I can touch lives, when I write rhymes
And I can think twice before I let a tough time
Ruin this day that I'll only get once
I can never replay so I'll never waste one
I don't rap for the money, it's the feeling inside
I know if I didn't write... well, it wouldn't be right
So I... keep on working til you're feeling the vibe
Til the smile that you're bringing is emitting a light
And I say
And I'm so grateful to yesterday (Yeah-eh-eh-eh)
And all the new friends I made along the way (Hey, Yeah, you know who you are)
And I'm so damn happy to say (I'm so damn happy to say-ay-ay)
That yesterday made me who I am today, today, today (That yesterday made me who I am today)
Nobody can touch the world just quite like you
Even on the same floor, we'd have a different view
So many Yesterdays have come and gone
But listen to
What I say, cos it takes time to see a flower bloom
Nothing magic happens overnight
But left foot, right foot, like K-dot said
We gon' be alright
So what if life is feeling shitty at the present time
Soak it up, cos you can never really press rewind
Who knows in hindsight, just what you might find
Go outside and see the stars in the night sky
And realise every matter at hand's just a flash in the pan
In the massive expanse
Of your lifetime
Life's a rollercoaster, keep your arms inside
Buckle up, little ones, but enjoy the ride
YUH!
And to the best I say
Stop hating on your past n
Say yes today, Ayy!
I'm so grateful to yesterday (I'm so grateful to yesterday)
And all the new friends I made along the way (Yeah, Yeah, hey, hey, you know who you are)
And I'm so damn happy to say (And I'm so damn happy to say-ay, yeah)
That yesterday made me who I am today, today, today (That Yesterday made me who I am today)
Eh-eh-eyy
Today, Today, Today, Yeah, Yeah
Today, Today, Today-ay-ay-ay-ay
Today, Today, Today
Yeah, I'm so grateful cos yesterday made me who I am today!