Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
It's not the way you smile that makes me realize
I think I love you, oh, ohh
It just might be that all my life I've been searchin' for
Someone just like you
Takin' my time
Everything's fine
I call you by the phone
Nobody's home
We've got better days
There'll be better days
We've got better days
Yeah
I don't know why but I wanna cry
Every time you touch me
I've given' up, just can't help it
In your arms is where I'd rather be
I just can't hide it
So I decided to give
Stored away, I've got the strength to live
There'll be better days
We've got better days
There'll be better days
Yeah
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days (yeah), better days (yeah)
Better days (yeah), better days (yeah, yeah)
Better days, better days (feels so, so, good)
Better days (sing baby), better days (sing)
Better days (I sing), better days (oh, oh, ohh)
Better days (ooh), better days (hey)
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
I think I love you, oh, ohh
It just might be that all my life I've been searchin' for
Someone just like you
Takin' my time
Everything's fine
I call you by the phone
Nobody's home
We've got better days
There'll be better days
We've got better days
Yeah
I don't know why but I wanna cry
Every time you touch me
I've given' up, just can't help it
In your arms is where I'd rather be
I just can't hide it
So I decided to give
Stored away, I've got the strength to live
There'll be better days
We've got better days
There'll be better days
Yeah
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days (yeah), better days (yeah)
Better days (yeah), better days (yeah, yeah)
Better days, better days (feels so, so, good)
Better days (sing baby), better days (sing)
Better days (I sing), better days (oh, oh, ohh)
Better days (ooh), better days (hey)
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
Better days, better days
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Better Days Lyrics as written by Richard Holland
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