text: 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 Im 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 fortunes sweet kiss
  Its like eating caviar and dirt
  Its a sad, funny ending to find yourself pretending
  A rich man in a poor mans shirt
  Now, my ass was dragging when from a passing country wagon
  Your heart like a diamond shone
  Tonight, Im laying in your arms, Im carving lucky charms
  Out of these hard luck bones
  Cause these are better days, baby
  These are better days, its true
  These are better days, baby
  Better days are shining through
  Now, a life of leisure and a pirates treasure
  Dont make much for tragedy
  But its a sad man, my friend, whos living in his own skin
  And cant stand the company
  Every fools got a reason for feeling sorry for himself
  And turn his heart right into to stone
  Tonight, this fools halfway to heaven and just a mile out of hell
  And I feel like Im coming home
  These are better days, baby
  Theres 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, its true
  These are better days, baby
  Better days are shining through