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' '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 eatin' 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 draggin' when from a passin' gypsy wagon
Your heart like a diamond shone
Tonight I'm layin' in your arms carvin' lucky charms
Out at 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 III In his own skin
And can't stand the company
Every tool's got a reason for feelin' 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 comin' 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.