Better Days

Album: Lucky Town (1992)
Charted: 34
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  • 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
    And 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 and 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 of these hard luck bones

    These are better days, baby
    These are better days it true
    These are better days, baby
    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, baby
    Better days with a girl like you

    These are better days, baby
    These are better days it's true
    These are better days, baby
    Better days are shining through

    These are better days, baby
    Are better days it's true
    These are better days, baby
    Better days are shining through

    These are better days, baby
    Are better days it's true
    These are better days, baby
    Better days are shining through Writer/s: Bruce Springsteen
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Joe from St. Marys, PaProbably my favorite Springsteen song from a lyrical standpoint.

    "It's a sad funny ending to find yourself pretending,
    A rich man in a poor man's shirt"

    "But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin
    And can't stand the company"

    WOW - how true is this?
  • Joe from St. Marys, PaGreat line at the end of the song. "Halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell
    And I feel like I'm comin' home." I think its about a guy on the first steps to the road of recovery.
  • Jim from Long Beach, CaThis is a happy Bruce song. Which he was in the early 90's with a happy marriage and kids...
  • Michael from North Arlington, NjThe video has his son Evan in the video
  • Rick from ManchesterQuite a fast tempo for Springsteen, but the lyrical content is pretty similar to most of his stuff. Really good song, always puts me in a good mood.
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