In "i look fwd to the way it might be," allday weighs the pull of memory against the need to keep moving. Wild younger years, cheap clubs, reckless nights, and hurting the ones he adored sit behind him, and looking back only brings tears. The gum trees and street lights frame how far he has climbed, while the repeated turn toward what might be becomes a quiet act of survival. Even restless habits and late nights scrolling soften when morning arrives with his daughter’s hug. The song lands on fragile hope, choosing possibility over regret.
i look fwd to the way it might be Lyrics by allday
I look up, gum trees and street lights
I look down, look how far we climbed
Would look back, but it makes my eyes leak
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward to the way it might be
Look forward to the way it
I look forward to the way it might be
Front seat and the street lights lit us
And the future I couldn’t predict much
But her mini skirt gave me the hiccups
I would try to be good but slip up
Used to tag on the train for a quick rush
Spend the whole week’s pay in a shit club
Thought the pills were duds til they hit us
Might as well dance cos I can’t pick up
My jaw from the stickiest floor
Mean to the 1 I really adore
Backyard boxing, if I get caught
Im no mouse like minnie no more
Had to cut off umbilical cord
Mean to the city I really adore
Flex in the mirror, im pretty much sure
Got a 2 PAC growing like mr shakur
I look down, look how far we climbed
Would look back, but it makes my eyes leak
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward to the way it
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward to the way it
The way it was, the way it was
The way it will be
They way we said, the way we said
Said it will be
I go out, stay in, and come down
And the lights flick on through gums now
I go walking after the sundown
Gotta ask myself what’s up now?
Spend money on things I don’t need
Another book that I probably wont read
Cos I keep looking at my phone screen
Til I find the right emoji
To say it, I might be missing the pointer
Reality avoider, but do I even enjoy it?
Then I blink and it’s sun up
Pretty pink just like guava
Get one hug from my daughter
I see the reason for all of it
I look up gum trees, and street lights
I look down, look how far we climbed
Would look back, but it makes my eyes leak
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward I look forward
I look forward to the way it might be
I look forward I look forward
The way it was the way it was
The way it will be
They way we said, the way we said
Said it will be
We’ll all get paid, eventually
Grammy stage, eventually
Rather enemies than frenemies
Fuck them games, im sensitive
Went the wrong way like a penalty
U-turn before the cemetery work allday like it’s 10 of me
Woke up with a shadow on me
It’s all sweet cos I can’t be salty
I used to sit on the bench at the end of my street
Waiting for a sign there was something for me
Something for me
Something for me
Something for me
