[Intro: E-40] It's tight out here man it's real tight 'It's real tight mane' I don't know if it's goin get no better man 'It gotta get better man' I mean 'What'chu mean?' It's just seem like it keep getting worse and worse man 'It is though to be honest with you though family It's crazy, it's ugly out here' Uhh! [Verse: E-40] Pocket full of lent, a bucket with a dent Bill collectors calling all day barely paying the rent Eviction notice on the door landlord acting just like an an*s On the phone with PG and E try'na make payment arrangements Glue codes high, higher than it's ever been Cold part about it, can't afford my medicine We gotta new president, hopefully he's heaven sent A young black man highly educated intelligent I was raised in the hood so what the f** When we a do anything to make a buck I got the potentials but I ain't got the credentials They say that it's simple they say it's all in my mento My grandma just pa**ed and I'm just leaving her funeral The martition did a heck of a job, she look beautiful Shortly after that bout a month in a half long The good Lord called for my granddaddy to come home [Hook: Mike Marshall] I go hard all day But I can't sleep at night I got money on my mind And right now everything's tight It's gotta get betta It's gotta get betta round here Cause it can't get no worse It's gotta get betta It's gotta get betta, aye It's gotta get betta It's gotta get betta, aye Cause it can't get no worse [Verse 2: E-40] Uhh! Have you ever fell out with your folks that'chu co-sign Cause you wanted to borrow some money but'chu didn't have it at the time? Well I did and the little bit that I got I earned it But family, I can't squeeze juice out of attorney Should I start selling trees, or should I keep my job at Applebee's Why set up for pennies, when I can make G's My bank k**ing with these overdraft fees, bouncing checks and My credit already f**ed up so send me to collections And to make things worse, I just found out They called me at work the doctor say I got gout When got tested the other day wasn't feeling too great Cause gout feels ten times worse than a toothache Car broke down, cell phone off But I ain't goin k** myself, I ain't soft Even when I be drinking I be talking to the man up above Lord, when my time is up, will you let me into your club? [Hook: Mike Marshall/E-40] I go hard all day (I go hard) But I can't sleep at night (I can't sleep) I got money on my mind (money on my mind) And right now everything's tight (it's tight mane) It's gotta get betta (It's gotta get betta) It's gotta get betta round here (that's real) Cause it can't get no worse (can't get no worse) It's gotta get betta (It's gotta get betta) It's gotta get betta, aye (It gotta get betta) It's gotta get betta (It gotta get betta) It's gotta get betta, aye (It gotta get betta) Cause it can't get no worse (can't get no worse, uhh) [Bridge: Mike Marshall/E-40] Blessed are the meek For they shall inherit the earth (what else mane) But people on the street (what they doing) Still self-medicating away the hurt (that's real) Marvin warned us (what Marvin tell us) To save the babies (save the babies) Have you looked in these kids eyes they are all so angry (all so angry) Things are gotta get better (what else mane) Better It gonna get better (it gotta get betta) Better I don't really know (yeah) what it's coming to (I don't know what it's coming to) But it's gotta get better, better It gotta get better round here, better (yeah) I don't really know (I don't know mane) what it's coming to (But uh) [Hook:] [Outro: Mike Marshall] It's goin get betta It's goin get betta round here It's goin get betta It's goin get betta ooh