[Intro: Brother Ali]
I always heard the phrase
"Happy wife, happy life"
I thought if I got my money right
And had enough time to hang out at night
Then maybe we'd get there
But, then, baby, we got there, huh, well

[Verse 1: Brother Ali]
We never ate dinner in a fancy restaurant
That had cloth napkins, we can't pass the salt
Never had a vacation with a passport
Stamps on it, we don't even know what that costs
Never saw Beyoncé, we can't get tix
Only my friend's gig, we're on the guest list
We never had our own password for the Netflix
Never the whole suit, only the separates
We never get name-brand snacks and cereal
Only the big bag, that's mysteri-O's
It doesn't mean that it's bad, it's just out of date
Think about it hard, our juice gotta concentrate
The neighborhood I stay is just called 'round the way
The grocery store is like ten miles away
A whole lot of sirens at all time of day
Water in the shower never got hot right away
No new movie that day, dollar-show matinee
Big bag of fake snacks we take
No matter what they say it's rated, the baby comin'
Talkin' loud so the ushers are afraid to confront us
[Chorus: Brother Ali]
Got the long, long face and short, short temper
It's cold in the day and the night's not tender
Why we got together is hard to remember
I chalk it all up to how I could do better
Always thought you're too stressed to be in love
The ends never met and it was never enough
But then my success start levelin' up
And every little thing got better but us, uh

[Post-Chorus: Brother Ali]
Everything got better but us
Everything got better but us
We fight and fuss
Everything got better but us
Everything got better but us

[Verse 2: Brother Ali]
I had a 9-to-5 and a 6-to-10
So I'm always on the job, the bus, or in the bed
Only must-see TV is my eyelids
Never found time to find out who the father is
Or who Ice T is investigatin' on
Or who Judge Judy said was in the wrong
Who got the award or what they wore
Tryna make it out the door is my only sport
But now you're so bored and you're so lonely
I'm comin' and goin' and you barely know me
You're too depressed for this household stress
I should do a load of laundry if I wanna get dressed
But the next thing you know, it all started to grow
I'm rockin' the shows, cash started to flow
And all I know is that you didn't get happy
How the hell a new addy got you so angry?
But whatever that be, it's entirely yours
I'm not the cause nor am I the cure
And these four walls are way too small
If there ain't no joy in store
[Chorus: Brother Ali]
That's because you got the long, long face and short, short temper
It's cold in the day and the night's not tender
Why we got together is hard to remember
Chalk it all up to how I could do better
Always thought you're too stressed to be in love
The ends never met and it was never enough
But then my success start levelin' up
And every little thing got better but us, uh

[Post-Chorus: Brother Ali]
Everything got better but us
And everything got better but us
We fight and fuss
Everything got better but us
Everything got better but us

[Outro: Brother Ali]
Everything got better but us
We fight and cuss
Everything got better but us
Everything got better but us
That's from BK-One
Everything got better but us
Everything got better but us