Better Days Songtext
von Mark Lind

Hangin′ on the corner by the Main Street Laundromat
Frankie's out of prison and he swears he′s never goin' back
But two nights later, he's a murderer
They caught him down in the projects out at Abby′s girls
Hey there, Frankie, is this all you′ve ever known to be?

Davey was a smart kid raised on hate and fear
A high school dropout, he ain't goin′ anywhere
Well, I ain't seen Davey in a lotta days
Last I heard, he got put away
Hey, Davey, Davey, when you comin′ back home to me?

God help me when I look around
Because I see a lotta people that are waitin' on better days
God help me when I look around
Because I see a lotta people that are waitin′ on better days


Seamus made an effort to get out and be the same
He got himself a girl and he went west free of shame
Well, the town ain't gonna let him get away
The last I heard, he'd passed away
Seamus, I remember when you used to make us laugh

God help me when I look around
Because I see a lotta people that are waitin′ on better days
God help me when I look around
Because I see a lotta people that are waitin′ on better days

And I think you really oughta know right now
You haven't smiled in back of me
And I think you really oughta know, yeah
If it weren′t for you, then I wouldn't be me

Nathan was a good kid that couldn′t seem to find a way
I'd see him time to time and he′d smile to disguise the pain
Well, one March night, he went and took his life
Julia told me he had tears in his eyes
Hey, Nathan, don't you know your friends all miss your face?

God help me when I look around
Yeah, I see a lotta people that are waitin' on better days
God help me when I look around
Because I see a lotta people that are waitin′ on better days
Better days