Bruce Springsteen

Released: March 31, 1992

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Chuck Plotkin Jon Landau Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
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 and a pretty red rose
A woman I can call my friend

[Chorus]
These are better days, baby
Yeah there's better days shining through
These are better days, baby
Better days with a girl like you

[Verse 2]
Well I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss
It's like eatin' caviar and dirt
It's 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

[Chorus]
These are better days, baby
These are better days, it's true
These are better days, baby
There's better days shining through

[Verse 3]
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 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

[Chorus]
These are better days, baby
There's better days shining through
These are better days, baby
Better days with a girl like you

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

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

[Outro]
These are better days, baby
These are better days, baby
Better days are shining through
These are better days
These are better days
Better days are shining through

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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