Better Days

I learned to run

Just by watching father

Held my tongue

And he said I should

Darling, I went to bed in the early hours

Played along, played along the best I could

I learned to cry

Before I knew what fear was

Learned to bite

Before my teeth grew in

Darling I looked away when I wasn't wanted

Played along, I played along the best I could

Played along, I played along the best I could

In better days

I believe, I believe in the words I sing aloud

I recall what they meant when I first wrote them down

And I don't second guess what I learned along the way

I smile just the same

In better days

I don't have to live up to the legends in my past

I recall what I lost and I'll never have again

I just try to take it all like a woman twice my age

In better days, in better days

Learned to kiss

Like they do in movies

I learned to flirt

Before I spoke a word

Darling I learned to laugh even when I hate it

Played along, played along the best I could

And every night I play that same old record

Every day I dance that same old dance

Singing "though there are clouds in the sky

I'll get by

If I smile, if I smile the best I can

If I smile, if I smile the best I can"

Da, da-da-da da da da da

Da, da-da-da da da da da

In better days

I believe, I believe in the words I sing aloud

I recall what they meant when I first wrote them down

And I don't second guess what I learned along the way

I smile just the same

In better days

I don't have to live up to the legends in my past

I recall what I lost and I'll never have again

I just try to take it all like a woman twice my age

In better days, in better days