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