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   Your 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 heard 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 livin' in his own skin   And can't stand the company   Every fool's got a reason to feelin' sorry for himself   And turn 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