Tomorrow Ain't Promised

## **Intro (6 bars)** *(Soft male R&B vocal, layered harmonies)* Yeah… Another day ain’t guaranteed, no… So I live like it’s my last breath Feel me… Tomorrow ain’t promised --- ## **Verse 1 (16 bars)** Woke up to the sirens, mama cryin’ in the hall, Another young soldier on the pavement from a fall. Concrete jungle where the strong either stand or crawl, One bad decision, now his name on the wall. I learned quick life don’t wait for nobody, One minute you breathin’, next minute it’s a body. Friends turn ghosts, memories haunt the lobby, Liquor for the pain, but the truth still sobbin’. Tryna stack paper while I dodge them pitfalls, Every day a gamble when you livin’ by street laws. Homies talk big but they scared of the deep scars, I done seen angels get wings behind bars. Stress on my chest like the weight of the world, Lost too many dreams watchin’ flags get furled. So I hustle like the clock got a grudge on me, ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised — that’s the truth, homie. --- ## **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Soulful R&B hook)* Tomorrow’s not promised, so I’m livin’ for today, Every breath I take could fade away. If I fall tonight, just remember my name, I was fightin’ through the storm and the rain. Tomorrow’s not promised, no it’s never the same, One spark can turn love into flame. So I grind, I shine, I pray — Like tomorrow might not come my way. --- ## **Verse 2 (16 bars)** Funeral suits hang heavy in my closet space, Too many black ties, too many cold faces. Mama say pray, keep faith in high places, But it’s hard when you watchin’ kids catchin’ cases. We was just babies with dreams in our hands, Now we clutch steel tighter than we clutch our plans. Government lies, poverty expand, Tryna build castles on sinking sand. Heart full of rage but my soul stay strong, I channel that pain every time I write songs. They glorify death like it’s somethin’ to praise, But they ain’t seen tears in a mother’s gaze. So I tell my little brother choose life over pride, ‘Cause revenge don’t heal what you feel inside. Make every sunrise worth the fight you made, ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised — that’s the price we paid. --- ## **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Soulful R&B hook)* Tomorrow’s not promised, so I’m livin’ for today, Every breath I take could fade away. If I fall tonight, just remember my name, I was fightin’ through the storm and the rain. Tomorrow’s not promised, no it’s never the same, One spark can turn love into flame. So I grind, I shine, I pray — Like tomorrow might not come my way. --- ## **Verse 3 (16 bars)** Seen a homie smile hours before he got dropped, Now his mama at the vigil screaming, “God, make it stop.” Time don’t rewind, and the clock don’t pause, All we got is this moment and the breath in our jaws. I ain’t preachin’, I’m speakin’ what I survived, Couple close calls that almost took my life. Bullets don’t care if you wrong or right, They just tear through flesh in the dead of night. So I cherish every hug like it’s the last one given, Every kiss from my girl like a reason for livin’. Stack memories richer than money and fame, ‘Cause riches don’t matter when they carve your name. If I die young, let it be known I tried, To uplift my people, let the real survive. Live every second like it’s borrowed time, ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised — that’s the bottom line. --- ## **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Soulful R&B hook)* Tomorrow’s not promised, so I’m livin’ for today, Every breath I take could fade away. If I fall tonight, just remember my name, I was fightin’ through the storm and the rain. Tomorrow’s not promised, no it’s never the same, One spark can turn love into flame. So I grind, I shine, I pray — Like tomorrow might not come my way. --- ## **Outro (6 bars)** *(Soft R&B vocal fading out)* Hold your people close… Say what you gotta say… Make it count… ‘Cause tomorrow… Tomorrow ain’t promised.