Better Days

(album: Lucky Town - 1992)

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
While it was all just slipping away
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
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 eating caviar and dirt
It's 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 gypsy wagon
Your heart like a diamond shone
Tonight I'm laying in your arms carving 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 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 turning his heart to stone
Tonight this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell
And I feel like I'm coming home

These are better days baby
There's better days shining 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
Better days are shining through