Once I had it all planned out

My dirty fingers moved about

To make a mess of everything around me

I don't claim to know my way

I still run in circles everyday

Running around half blind

Life can be unkind

But it's better than it was

It's better than it was

I complain very little because

It's better than it was

I get to remembering

We had a lot more money then

To make a mess of everything around us

Now the money comes and goes a bit faster

Then my confidence grows

Everybody knows

There ain't nothing new about money woes

But it's better than it was

It's better than it was

It's better than it was

It's better than we ever could have

Wished it to before

It was bad a while ago

Better this I know

It's better than it was

Better than it was

I complain very little because

It's better than it was

Better than it was