BETTER

Lyrics

Verse #1: It’s seven in the morning and I pour my seventh cup. I say, “Here’s to doing better,” grabbed my drink and raised it up. I start feeling kinda guilty or maybe just had too much. And I would’ve stopped at three but the third wasn’t enough. Pre-Chorus: I’m mum-mum-mumbling. Seven drinks deep in, can’t get a sentence out. Now I’m str-stru-struggling — trying to find the words but they just don’t wanna come out. Chorus: (I gotta do better) not for myself but for you and me. (I have to do better) because I don’t want you to leave. (I need to do better) I didn’t realize but now I see. (I should’ve done better) but my thoughts won’t set me free - ‘cause these - mind marathons are races I can’t win. I don’t wanna pour my heart so I’ll just pour myself a (drink). Then I say that I’ll..”do better” just to do it all again. Verse #2: Now it’s seven in the evening and my girlfriend wakes me up. She said “so much for doing better,” grabbed my hand and helped me up. I start feeling kinda dizzy, I had way too much. Then my girlfriend started crying and said that she’s had enough. Pre-Chorus: She’s L-L-LEAVIN, packing up her things, said she’s done and she’s gonna move out. Now I’m Ple-ple- PLEADIN, beggin’ on my knees, “please, baby we can figure this out.” Chorus: (You gotta do better) not for yourself, but for you and me. (You have to do better), or I’m gonna take my things and leave. (You need to do better), you never realized but NOW you see? (You should’ve done better,) you say your thoughts won’t set you free, but every time I try to talk, you argue, I can’t win. And you can’t pour your heart, but you can pour yourself a drink? Then you say that you’ll “do better” just to do it all again. How can you look me in my eyes and tell me that you’ll do better just to do it all again? Bridge: (I want to tell you how I feel) I gotta be better. (I want to show you that I’ll change) I have to be better. (I promise that I’m gonna heal) I need to be better. (I never wanna hurt you again) I should’ve been better! Chorus: I’m gonna do better, not for myself, but for you and me. I need to do better, cause I need you here with me. I have to do better, I didn’t realize but now I see, I should’ve done better . But my thoughts wouldn’t set me free cause those mind marathons were races I could never win. I didn’t wanna pour my heart so I just poured myself a drink. Then I’d say that I’d do better just to do it all again. [INTERLUDE] Last Verse: It’s seven in the morning, poured some coffee in my cup, I say “here’s to being better,” grabbed my drink and raised it up. Ask my wife to add some sugar for a nice, sweet touch. And I would’ve poured another cup but one was just enough.