Not everybody’s on easy street   My smile don’t mean it’s all good (it’s all good?)   You want to know what it means to me   You better step in my neighbourhood      Everybody’s on the grind   Trying to make ends meet   Papa’s working overtime   Trying to stay on his feet      I know better days will soon come   Until then I’ll keep pushing on!      Some people hide the pain they feel   It’s the only way they know how    stepping out with a happy face   When their world is crumbling down      Some people just might disagree   saying “boy it ain’t that bad”   But must life bring you to your knees   Before you’re grateful for what you have?      Here’s a revelation for your mind   We all got our cross to bear   Like when there’s too much month at the end of your money   Wondering how it got spent   But I know I know I know   Better days will soon be here      I know better days will soon come   Until then I’ll keep pushing on!      What I’m simply trying to say   We’ve got flaws, each and every one   With tears on a cloudy face,    It’s hard for you to see the sun.   Remember there’s a hope on high   And for this, oh we know is true   Better days will soon be here   Soon be here for me and you