[Intro: Daniel Merriweather] You know he's gone, n***a Oh yea, he's God sent Movin' lights [Hook] Hard times don't last forever Things definitely get better Through every rough storm that's weathered Things definitely get better It never comes true but never say never Things definitely get better I hope they get to read my letters Things definitely get better [Verse] Yea I know a little something 'bout hardship Heartache, hard times, finding my starship Lonely apartment, you feel like a target You know how the game go Baby take it and charge it, yea What they searchin' for behind every door? When it rain it pours, I'm sure you'll get your reward You're staring at the skyline, feelin' some more It's out there, it got your name on it, it's yours, yea Another strike against you, life that it gets is just Even the best of us get tested for pressin' our luck Who ever said it would be easy wasn't saying enough Them made us tough so we're too hard to just lay in the cut [Pre-Hook] Yea I know you get what you deserve it High sign, all star, Julius Erving, yea Or maybe you're respectable serving The road's curving, no swerving when you get there [Hook 2] Bad times don't last forever Things definitely get better Family got to stick together Things definitely get better It never comes true but never say never Things definitely get better Even when them friends are fair weather Things definitely get better [Verse] Oh yea, it's a worldwide crisis And every breath of life I take is priceless Even though they try to be self-righteous That's exactly what divides us It ain't no place to go but upward I've been to the bottom, baby trust me I've suffered And I feel the pain, it's a real thing, k** that Don't let it be a thing, just let it get through the pain Long roads, safe travels when you get there Life ain't fair but just don't sit there Be prepared to take it all on your own square I know it's rare but sometimes you gotta care [Pre-Hook] Yea I know you get what you deserve it High sign, all star, Julius Erving, yea Or maybe you're respectable serving The road's curving, no swerving when you get there [Hook] Hard times don't last forever Things definitely get better Through every rough storm that's weathered Things definitely get better It never was true but never say never Things definitely get better I hope they get to read my letters Things definitely get better [Bridge x2] I know how it can be But that just ain't as bad as they seem Uh I know you hold your head to the sky And this keeps going on and on and on [Hook] Bad times don't last forever Things definitely get better Through every rough storm that's weathered Things definitely get better It never was true but never say never Things definitely get better I hope they get to read my letters Things definitely get better