These are Better Days

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' '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
you're 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 its true.
These are better days,
There's better days shining through.

Now a life of leisure and 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 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.

Bruce Springsteen