Better Days
Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listeningTo the hours and minutes tickin’ awayYeah just sittin’ around waitin’ for my life to beginWhile it was all just slippin’ awayI’m tired of waitin’ for tomorrow to comeOr that train to come roarin’ ’round the bendI got a new suit of clothes a pretty red roseAnd a woman I can call my friendThese are better days babyYeah there’s better days shining throughThese are better days babyBetter days with a girl like you
Well I took a piss at fortune’s sweet kissIt’s like eatin’ caviar and dirtIt’s sad funny ending to find yourself pretendingA rich man in a poor man’s shirtNow my ass was draggin’ when from a passin’ gypsy wagonYour heart like a diamond shoneTonight I’m layin’ in your arms carvin’ lucky charmsOut of these hard luck bones
These are better days babyThese are better days it’s trueThese are better daysThere’s better days shining through
Now a life of leisure and a pirate’s treasureDon’t make much for tragedyBut it’s a sad man my friend who’s livin’ in his own skinAnd can’t stand the companyEvery fool’s got a reason for feelin’ sorry for himselfAnd turning his heart to stoneTonight this fool’s halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hellAnd I feel like I’m comin’ home
These are better days babyThere’s better days shining throughThese are better daysBetter days with a girl like you
These are better days babyThese are better days it’s trueThese are better daysBetter days are shining through