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