It's got to get better in a little while. Don't you know what's wrong with me? I'm seeing things I don't want to see. Sniffing things that ain't no good for me. I'm going down fast, won't you say a prayer for me? The sun's got to shine on my guitar

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

If I didn't know better Well damn it If I didn't know better I'd hang my hat right there If I didn't know better I'd follow you up the stairs Stop saying those sweet things you know I like to hear The horns are blowing louder and the bailiffs drawing

Better on me You look better on me As far as my eyes can see, you look better on me It's been a while and you found somebody else They say you really doing good for yourself But I know you out there feeling so lonely As far as my eyes can see Don't need

If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own I tried to be perfect But nothing was worth it I don't believe it makes me real I'd thought it'd

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again And I know why we had to say goodbye Like the back of my hand And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man If you were a better man But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a

You say I'm crazy 'Cause you don't think I know what you've done But when you call me baby I know I'm not the only one You and me we made a vow For better or for worse I can't believe you let me down But the proof is in the way it hurts For months on end

I'm running out of patience to be fucking with this now You better believe me when I say this now I'm packing up my nightmares and I'll be on my way You better find me some time when you have more to say

So tell them you love them, and do it today Every moment has a meaning, and time is a precious thing When we wake up in the morning, who knows what it's gonna bring? Life rearranges, all of our best laid plans Better say what's in your heart, you might

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me