Better Days

Lyrics

Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listening  
To the hours and minutes tickin' away  
Yeah just sittin' around waitin' for my life to begin  
While it was all just slippin' away  
I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to come  
Or that train to come roarin' round the bend  
I got a new suit of clothes a pretty red rose  
And a woman I can call my friend  
  
These are better days baby  
Yeah there's better days shining through  
These are better days baby  
Better days with a girl like you  
  
Well I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss  
It's like eatin' caviar and dirt  
It's a sad funny ending to find yourself pretending  
A rich man in a poor man's shirt  
Now my ass was draggin' when from a passin' gypsy wagon  
Your heart like a diamond shone  
Tonight I'm layin' in your arms carvin' lucky charms  
Out of these hard luck bones  
  
These are better days baby  
These are better days it true  
These are better days  
There's better days shining through  
  
Now a life of leisure and pirate's treasure  
Don't make much for tragedy  
But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin  
And can't stand the company  
Every fool's got a reason for feelin' sorry for himself  
And turning his heart to stone  
Tonight this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell  
And I feel like I'm comin' home  
  
These are better days baby  
There's better days shining through  
These are better days  
Better days with a girl like you  
  
These are better days baby  
These are better days it's true  
These are better days  
Better days are shining through