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