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 Well 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 and 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

And 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 heard luck bones These are better days, baby

These are better days, it's true

These are better days, baby

There's better days shining 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 to feelin' sorry for himself

And turn in 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, baby

Better days with a girl like you These are better days, baby

These are better days, it's true

These are better days, babe

Better days are shining through

These are better days, baby

Oh better days, it's true

These are better days, baby

Better days are shining through These are better days, baby

These are better days, baby

Better days are shining through

These are better days

These are better days

Better days are shining through

These are better days