BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & ELLIOTT MURPHY br br Better days br br Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listening br To the hours and minutes tickin' away br Yeah just sittin' around waitin' for my life to begin br While it was all just slippin' away br I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to come br Or that train to come roarin' 'round the bend br I got a new suit of clothes a pretty red rose br And a woman I can call my friend br br These are better days baby br Yeah there's better days shining through br These are better days baby br Better days with a girl like you br br Well I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss br It's like eatin' caviar and dirt br It's a sad funny ending to find yourself pretending br A rich man in a poor man's shirt br Now my ass was draggin' when from a passin' gypsy wagon br Your heart like a diamond shone br Tonight I'm layin' in your arms carvin' lucky charms br Out of these hard luck bones br br These are better days baby br These are better days its true br These are better days br There's better days shining through br br Now a life of leisure and pirate's treasure br Don't make much for tragedy br But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin br And can't stand the company br Every fool's got a reason for feelin' sorry for himself br And turning his heart to stone br Tonight this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell br And I feel like I'm comin' home br br These are better days baby br There's better days shining through br These are better days br Better days with a girl like you br br These are better days baby br These are better days its true br These are better days br Better days are shining through