Who'd ever thought that I would see this dayWhere I would see my ghetto life fade away'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a wayAnd now I look forward to every day (welcome to my sunny day)Block don't stop always stayed hotNo matter how the seasons gotI still remember when they took me awayKept it on lock then I got caughtRealized I had to stopThen I took the time to explore a better waySearched high and low, so close, yet so far to goI just know, there's a sunny dayWho'd ever thought that I would see this dayWhere I would see my ghetto life fade away'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a wayAnd now I look forward to every dayWelcome to my sunny dayMy sunny dayEvery dayA better dayWelcome to my sunny dayMy sunny dayEvery dayA better dayWelcome to my sunny dayI was born in the ghetto, raised in the ghettoSaw my first 9 millimeter in the ghettoI got my first kiss in the ghettoPlayin' hide go seek with the girls in the ghettoI wrote my first hit in the ghettoYo Mona Lisa, can I get a date on Friday-ay-ayIt's hard for me to let go, life in the ghettoThe night they blast my cousin, whoaI had to find a way out the ghettoPicked up the guitar, started singin' in the ghettoHaters used to hate in the ghettoSaid I would have never made it out the ghettoI guess that's why my cousin sold the yayoEven though Annie said the sun come out tomorrowBut the ghetto stay darkI never thought I'd ever see the Billboard chartsWho'd ever thought that I would see this dayWhere I would see my ghetto life fade away'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a wayAnd now I look forward to every dayWelcome to my sunny dayMy sunny dayEvery dayA better dayWelcome to my sunny dayMy sunny dayEvery dayA better dayWelcome to my sunny dayBeen a long dayOn my way to my holy place to prayGive thanks for every blessing given to meI know there's more to seeMore to meNo more living in misery'Cause this is how I visioned life to beSearch high and low, so close, yet so far to goI just know, there's a sunny dayWho'd ever thought that I would see this dayWhere I would see my ghetto life fade away'Cause I was lost and couldn't find a wayAnd now I look forward to every dayWelcome to my sunny dayMy sunny dayEvery dayA better dayWelcome to my sunny dayMy sunny dayEvery dayA better dayWelcome to my sunny day