Back to Yesterday
Rittz Lyrics

One day everything that I ever loved was gone
Everything that Rittz loved in life was gone in a single day

It all got stripped away
Rittz lost everything that he ever loved unexpectedly

So now I'm crying inside and I wish I could turn the time
After losing everything, Rittz is crying internally and wishes he could go back in time

Back to yesterday
Rittz wants to go back to a time before he lost everything

Let's go back to yesterday
Rittz wants to go back to a time before he lost everything

Remember Valentine's Day twenty-ten
Rittz reminisces about Valentine's Day in 2010

She was so upset 'cause I had to go to work
Rittz's significant other was upset because he had to go to work on Valentine's Day

We ain't got to spend much time together lately
Rittz and his significant other haven't had much time to spend together recently

'Cause the rap was finally taking off, I had to put it first
Rittz had to prioritize his rap career as it was finally taking off

My boss said one of us can take off early
Rittz's boss gave the option for either Rittz or his co-worker to leave work early

I was like 'me please' 'cause I wanted to surprise her
Rittz chose to leave work early so he could surprise his significant other

So I drove to her job, turned my lights off in the parking lot 'cause she was getting off at five
Rittz turned off his car lights when he arrived at his significant other's job before she got off work

My stomach giddied out when she came outside
Rittz's stomach began to feel anxious when his significant other came outside of her job

She was walking with a guy, laughing and something didn't seem right
Rittz's significant other was walking with another guy and it seemed suspicious to him

And when she noticed me she looked like she was busted doing something
Rittz's significant other appeared guilty when she noticed him

Tryna kiss me, I said 'who the fuck is he, mucka?
Rittz's significant other tried to kiss him, and he questioned who the other guy was

Feeling was killing me, I couldn't even knee
The feeling of betrayal was unbearable for Rittz

I felt like she was hiding shit, I couldn't let it go
Rittz felt like his significant other was hiding something from him and he couldn't ignore it

I asked her one more time is there something going on between you and him?
Rittz asked his significant other one more time if there was something happening between her and the other guy

She looked at me and told me 'I don't know!'
Rittz's significant other didn't give a clear answer and replied with 'I don't know'

You don't know
Rittz is upset that his significant other doesn't know what's going on

What the fuck you mean
Rittz questions his significant other on what she means by 'I don't know'

You've been cheating on me, shit
Rittz accuses his significant other of cheating on him

Bet that her and him would kiss, crying
It's likely that Rittz's significant other and the other guy were kissing, causing him to cry

Telling me that all I do is spend my time writing, working nights, neglecting her
Rittz's significant other complains that he spends too much time writing and working, and neglects her

She don't love me like she did
Rittz's significant other has fallen out of love with him

Well the last 5 years were for nothing
Rittz feels that the past 5 years of their relationship were all for nothing

Yeah we struggled but we loved each other now it's coming to a sudden end
Despite the struggles, Rittz believed that they loved each other and is surprised by the sudden end of their relationship

Fighting, tryna move my furniture up out of momma's crib
Rittz is fighting with his significant other to move his furniture out of his mom's house

Pack my shit, kiss our dog on the head then I left and I felt like death
Rittz packs his belongings, kisses their dog, then leaves the house feeling devastated

Staring at her Facebook every picture that she posts every comment
Rittz is constantly looking at his ex's Facebook page, reading every comment and looking at every picture

Tryna' see if she gone' call me back on an over lonely heart
Rittz hopes that his ex will call him back out of loneliness

My mama said it's gonna pass playing 80's music back to back, Johnny Hates Jazz Shattered Dreams
Rittz's mom tells him that the heartbreak will pass while listening to a playlist of 80s songs, including 'Shattered Dreams' by Johnny Hates Jazz

How am I supposed to live without you when I've been loving you so long, she already sending kisses
Rittz is struggling to live without his ex, but she's already moving on and sending kisses to someone else

I wonder if she's started fucking him or not I bet you
Rittz wonders if his ex has started sleeping with the other guy already

I sent her texts saying I miss you she don't write back
Rittz sends his ex texts saying that he misses her, but she doesn't respond

I know I shouldn't but at night I like to ride past
Rittz knows he shouldn't, but he still drives past their old house at night

The house I used to call ours yeah my name's
Rittz used to live in the house with his ex, but it's now hers

Still on the bills scared to switch 'em thinking there's a slight chance
Rittz is still on the bills for the old house and is afraid to switch them in case there's a chance they'll get back together

She's just going through a faze we'll get back together soon but it's two a.m.
Rittz thinks that his ex is just going through a phase and they'll get back together soon, but it's already 2 am

I wonder where her car is and how the dog is I wish I could go inside and pet him
Rittz wonders where his ex's car is and how their dog is doing, he wishes he could go inside and see the dog

I never thought you would do me wrong bitch
Rittz is upset that his ex would do him wrong

I need to calm down, sadness turn to anger Xanax putting me into a deep depression
Rittz needs to calm down, but the sadness has caused him to turn to anger, and now he's taking Xanax for his depression

All I can do is wait now, shit I almost had a break down
Rittz can only wait now, and he almost had a breakdown

Up at Tree Sound, we was mixing Wishin'
Rittz is at Tree Sound, mixing the song 'Wishin''

White Jesus just dropped everything I dreamed about when I was younger is coming true while I'm in this position
Rittz's album 'White Jesus' was just released and all the dreams he had when he was younger are coming true

It's like my life is finally supposed to be the shit but isn't chewing on the barrel of my pistol
Life is supposed to be great for Rittz now, but it's not, making him want to turn to his gun

Never envisioned that this bitch would do me like this
Rittz never thought that his ex would betray him like this

True Love
Rittz reflects on the true meaning of love

True Love is counted by the health, well-being and happiness to another person to a greater degree than your own health and well-being and happiness
True love means caring for another person's health, well-being, and happiness more than your own

When you care for your saying of words, thoughts and actions that's specifically how you figure out a person, your love
Caring for how you speak, think and act towards a person is how you show your love for them

A soulmate
Rittz thinks about the concept of a soulmate

A soulmate is a person who's perfectly suited to another person's temperament
A soulmate is someone who perfectly matches another person's personality

A person who strongly resembles another person in their attitude and belief
A soulmate is someone who shares similar beliefs and attitudes as the other person

A close friend who completely understands them
A soulmate is also a close friend who fully understands the other person

A person who has the same beliefs and opinions as another person
Another aspect of a soulmate is having the same beliefs and opinions as the other person

A douchebag
Rittz ends the song by talking about a 'douchebag'

A douchebag is someone where you [?] at the end of a song
The definition of a 'douchebag' is left ambiguous, ending the song on an enigmatic note

Just rinse the douchebag nozzle in warm water after using it
A possible reference to cleaning the nozzle of a douchebag

Let the douchebag dry completely, use twice a day
A tongue-in-cheek instruction on how often to use a douchebag

One day
The song ends with the same word it began with, hinting at the cyclical nature of life's ups and downs