So Much Better Songtext
von Ridin’ Thumb

Being a widow at the age of thirty
Raising three children from the welfare check
Not having any skills but her love and care
And her good intentions despite her social welfare

Oldest was Johnny with a burning temper
Then came Jill with the bright green eyes
And they had a baby sister by the Christian name of Esther
Always asking why she cried, "When is Daddy coming back?"
And it sometimes made her mama cry

Try to make things be so much better
You can change the world as you go along
Try to make things be so much better
It′s a simple thing that you have to do
To follow through

The way home from school was long and troubled
'Cause they had to pay attention to the jokes about their clothes
So at home their mama waited with eyes anticipating
Trying to make a bride for her children′s endless fight
And it sometimes made her cry


Try to make things be so much better
You can change as you go along
Try to make things be so much better
It's a simple thing that you have to do
Oh, to follow through

Now take it right down
'Cause you know that this song is about a woman
Just trying to give, just trying to give
What it takes to survive
Now blow on, uh
It′s just a downright struggle for survival
Survival of a family, yeah, now
It′s all about working so hard, trying just for them
Just trying to stay alive, trying to stay alive

Try to make things be so much better
You can change the world as you go along
Try to make things be so much better
It's a simple thing that you have to do now
If you want things to change, yeah
If you wanna make it better, mmm


Talkin′ 'bout those things that you can do
′Cause you all know that you ought to do something
If you wanted to change
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, want things to change now
Mmm, yeah
What you can do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do