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