Days Go By

Hey can you tell me where did it all go wrong
Cuz, I ain't felt like myself in so long
Did I grow, did I change
Did my brain rearrange
Like I'm a different person
I'm feeling kind of strange
No joy in past times, no time for rhymes
Stuck in the 75 hour a week grind
That's the kind of drive I gotta wanna provide
A quality lifestyle way higher than survive
Dream versus reality
Frivolous necessity
Trying not to let the little things get the best of me
All I want is a chance to utilize potential
I have the abilities but not the credentials
I'm not good enough, no thanks
You can't judge me, Philip Banks
I gotta move past all the things of the past
If life is a test, I've gotta know that I passed

And the days go by
By and by and by (They go by)
And the days go by
By and by and by (The days go by)
And the days go by
By and by and by (They go by)
And the days go by
By and by and by

Disappointed then re pointed
A brand new direction I'm now enjoying
I wanted perfection
My definition though was poisoned
I held a position that was a prison made of choices
But I'm finally free, back to my mission
Here's the story
Started music in college
Thought I was going places
Dreamt of the finer things and thought that work was a waste of my time
Maybe to make some money, service the grind
But the grass was never the greenest there
I wanted to rhyme
And if it wasn't to rhyme, then I wanted to entertain
Writing, acting, and rapping in some way that would further my name
I had a family, not trying to complain
But that added an extra layer and so I had to refrain
Because I wasn't gonna be my father
My blood was not a bother
I wasn't certain how to parent but absence was not it
I wrestle with the promise to be a father bonded
I put my wants aside but still had a lot to accomplish

And the days go by
By and by and by
And the days go by
By and by and by
And the days go by
By and by and by
And the days go by
By and by and by

The days go by
Bye, bye (The days go by)
The days go by
Bye, bye (The days go by)
The days go by
Bye, bye (The days go by)
The days go by
Bye, bye (The days go by)

They go by
The days go by
They go by