BETTER
Written by: Craig Gleason
He worked twenty five hard years of his life
Never missed a day he earned every dime
And it did him in when they shut it down
It wasn’t just a job they took from that town
Ain’t nothin’ right about that
We ought to be talkin' 'bout that
Gotta believe it's gonna get better
Corporate criminals drunk with greed
Have now become the workin’ man’s disease
Like a cancer spreads, when there ain’t a cure
The rich get richer and the poor man is shown the door
Ain’t nothin’ right about that
We oughta be talkin’ ‘bout that
Gotta believe it's gonna get better
WHEN DID EVERYTHING GET SO TURNED AROUND
IT FEELS LIKE THIS WHOLE WORLD IS SPINNIN’ UPSIDE DOWN
AIN'T NOTHIN' RIGHT ABOUT THAT
WE OUGHT TO BE TALKIN’ ‘BOUT THAT
GOTTA BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BETTER
He did everything he could to survive
But the debt and the doubt ate him alive
When the bank showed up that did him in
It was more than a house they took from him
Ain’t nothin’ right about that
We oughta be talkin’ ‘bout that
Gotta believe it's gonna get better
He looked hungry and alone holdin' up that sign
There wasn't room on the corner for him and his pride
Most people that passed looked the other way
"Hey get a job" is what some would say
Ain’t nothin’ right about that
We oughta be talkin’ ‘bout that
Gotta believe it's gonna get better
He was found face down by the old draw bridge
The doctor said he died of natural causes
Little blonde reporter on the news at five
Said it was sad how he lived a shame how he died
Ain’t nothin’ right about that
We oughta be talkin’ ‘bout that
Gotta believe it's gonna get better
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