Better Days
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' around 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 shinin' 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 endin', to find yourself pretendin'
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's true
These are better days
There's better days shinin' through
Now a life of leisure and a 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 turnin' 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 shinin' 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 baby
Better days are shinin' through