Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen
Producer: Elliott Murphy
Well, my soul checked out missing as I sat listening
To the hours and minutes ticking away
Yeah, just sitting around, waiting for my life to begin
It was all just slipping away
And I'm tired of waiting for tomorrow to come
Or that train to come roaring '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
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 eating 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 dragging when from a passing country wagon
Your heart like a diamond shone
Tonight, I'm laying in your arms, I'm carving lucky charms
Out of these hard luck bones
'Cause these are better days, baby
These are better days, it's true
These are better days, baby
Better days are 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 living in his own skin
And can't stand the company
Every fool's got a reason for feeling sorry for himself
And turn his heart right into to stone
Tonight, this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile out of hell
And I feel like I'm coming 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
To the hours and minutes ticking away
Yeah, just sitting around, waiting for my life to begin
It was all just slipping away
And I'm tired of waiting for tomorrow to come
Or that train to come roaring '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
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 eating 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 dragging when from a passing country wagon
Your heart like a diamond shone
Tonight, I'm laying in your arms, I'm carving lucky charms
Out of these hard luck bones
'Cause these are better days, baby
These are better days, it's true
These are better days, baby
Better days are 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 living in his own skin
And can't stand the company
Every fool's got a reason for feeling sorry for himself
And turn his heart right into to stone
Tonight, this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile out of hell
And I feel like I'm coming 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
more tracks from the album
Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
- Brilliant Disguise
- Two Hearts
- Something in the Night
- Valentine’s Day
- Atlantic City
- Back in Your Arms
- If I Should Fall Behind
- Man at the Top
- State Trooper
- Highway Patrolman
- My Hometown
- Lucky Town
- Thunder Road
- The Promise
- Souls of the Departed
- Ain’t Got You
- E Street Shuffle
- Badlands
- Candy’s Room
- Hungry Heart
- Mansion on the Hill
- Johnny 99
- New York City Serenade
- Bobby Jean
- Streets of Philadelphia
- I’m on Fire
- Better Days
- The River
- Light of Day
- Downbound Train
- Born to Run
- For You
- Working on the Highway
- Pink Cadillac
- Book of Dreams
- Stolen Car
- Secret Garden
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