Better Days

Well, my soul checked out missing as I sat listening To the hours and minutes ticking away Yeah, just sitting around, waiting for my life to begin It was all just slipping away And I'm tired of waiting for tomorrow to come Or that train to come roaring '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 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 eating 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 dragging when from a passing country wagon Your heart like a diamond shone Tonight, I'm laying in your arms, I'm carving lucky charms Out of these hard luck bones 'Cause these are better days, baby These are better days, it's true These are better days, baby Better days are 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 living in his own skin And can't stand the company Every fool's got a reason for feeling sorry for himself And turn his heart right into to stone Tonight, this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile out of hell And I feel like I'm coming 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, baby Better days are shining through