Day by Day

Lyrics

[Intro: Reuben Vincent] Uh [Verse 1: Reuben Vincent] Woke up and send my prayers to the most high Keep on stackin' my paper, keep me most fly Meditated and manifest my whole life I can't keep doing wrong when I know right I feel like niggas been waitin' on that feeling for that real shit So why the fuck would I be chillin'? Gotta kill shit I'm just a prophet touching millions, got a steel lip, all of my niggas The children is looking at me, the family banking on me Parents is older now and census is waiting on me World on my shoulder now, I must be responsible The world is a carnival, a zoo full of animals Economy rising up, the rent due yesterday I went through all my pay, we stuck in a desperate state Somе of us gon' graduate, some of us just rather wait For somеthing that's tryna make it out here movin' (Day by day), yeah [Chorus: Reuben Vincent] Working hard tryna make it out But you don't know your route, yeah Stressing, you going hard, tryna get it out Tryna figure it out (Day by day), yeah Working hard tryna make it out But you don't know your route, uh, yeah Stressing, you going hard, tryna get it out Tryna figure it out (Yeah, uh) [Verse 2: Reuben Vincent] Rest in peace to Nip, my nigga stuck inside the grind Niggas clocking in, they feel they running out of time Student loan for college, folks impoverished 'til they die Money doesn't make you real, that's why some niggas doing fraud I chose to, uh, make an honest living with the rhyme I can't lie like I don't be conflicted some times But something in my heart make me not live a life of crime I worked for pretty pennies, never ever dropped a dime Or never sold a pack, but I been victim of the highs and the lows Cousin selling cereal milk by the bowl Loud making noise, call him alphabet boys 'Cause you know he got Q's, got P's, got O's I asked him put me on, nigga laughed and said no Told me, "Reuben, you know the cons outweigh the pros" The junkies ain't the only ones addicted and it shows, my nigga But that's just how it goes, so (Day by day) [Chorus: Reuben Vincent] Working hard tryna make it out But you don't know your route, yeah Stressing, you going hard, tryna get it out Tryna figure it out (Day by day), yeah Working hard tryna make it out But you don't know your route, uh, yeah Stressing, you going hard, tryna get it out Tryna figure it out (Yeah) Working hard tryna make it out But you don't know your route, yeah Stressing, you going hard, tryna get it out Tryna figure it out, yeah Working hard tryna make it out But you don't know your route, uh, yeah Stressing, you going hard, tryna get it out Tryna figure it out (Yeah) [Outro] Day by day [Skit] Yeah (Yeah, yeah, hah) Introducing Third World (Yeah) I got my gang, my tribe in the building (Third World) It's only right we introduce them Okay Starting off We got the 35-millimeter shooter Nuke in the building, what's up? (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah, my boy) Next (Yeah), we got my brother (Yeah, yeah) The fifth-year senior (Hah) Jelani Maxwell My brother graduated, though (Hah), for sure (Carolina) Next, we got my boy, my guy Abdul (Lavish), Mr. Lavish, yeah (Lavish, hah) Okay And then we got (Huh?) My right-hand man (Uh-huh, what?) The general (Uh-huh) Mr. Reuben Vince Carter Reuther Vandross (Yeah) Y'all know who he is, yeah (704) And last, but not least (Uh) I go by the name of Jonny Kaine (Hah, yeah) The one behind the tables (Hah), yeah (Yeah, alright) Representing (Yeah) Third World in the building, let's go (Third World)