Bruce Springsteen - Better Days lyrics

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

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

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