Yeah, yeah, yeah      I've been trying a long, long time still I didn't make it   Everything I try to do seems to go wrong   It seems I have done something wrong   But they're trying to keep me down      Who God bless, no one curse   Thank God I'm not the worst      Better must come one day   Better must come, they can't conquer me   Better must come, yeah      I've been trying a long, long time   But I can't make it   No one to give me a helping hand   They only tryin' to keeps me down      Who God bless, no one curse   Thank God I'm not the worst      Oh, my people get a seat   They're trying to take advantage of me      Better must come, better must come, yeah   Better must come one day   Better must come, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      I've been trying a long, long time still I can't make it   Everything I try to do seems to go wrong   It seems I have done something wrong   But they're trying to keep me down      Who God bless, no one curse   Thank God I'm not the worst      Better must come one day   Better must come, they can't conquer me   Better must come one day, better must come   Oh, better must come one day, better must come      Better must come one day   Better must come   Better must, ooh