[Verse 1] I woke up tired again With a heavy heart in my hands Same old rent on the table Same old rain on the glass But I caught one little promise In the way the sparrows sang They don't know my trouble Still they start again [Pre-Chorus] So I stand a little taller Let the ache fall off my name I can hear a change coming Soft like thunder, close like flame [Chorus] Better days are coming Better days are coming Hold on now, darling Better days are coming (coming, coming) We been low too long Better days are coming (hey, hey) [Verse 2] Mama said, "Baby, keep moving" Even when the road was bare She had dust on her apron And a prayer braided in her hair I got cracks in my courage But the light gets in that way Through the broken, through the hurting Something good is on its way [Pre-Chorus] So I lift my chin to the morning Let it meet me where I stand Every wound can be a doorway If you keep an open hand [Chorus] Better days are coming Better days are coming Hold on now, darling Better days are coming (coming, coming) We been low too long Better days are coming (hey, hey) [Bridge] Let the tears wash clean Let the old skin fall If the night was long Morning finds us all I feel it in my bones I feel it in the air What was torn can mend What was lost is there [Final Chorus] Better days are coming Better days are coming Hold on now, darling Better days are coming (coming, coming) We been low too long Better days are coming (hey, hey) Better days are coming Better days are coming Come on home now Better days are coming (coming, coming) Shine on me, sweet dawn Better days are coming (hey, hey)