And I'm not a stand-in, never goes as I planned it I could tell you a million things that didn't go my way And if you thought you ever had it, getting up make it a habit You better take your shots or some things will never change If you want better days If you want better days Better days Better days, yeah I know they're coming My legs get weak but I keep on running I had a life but I didn't love it Takes time but I'll overcome it I know the things that I need Leave my worries in the breeze The one thing that matters to me is never settling And I'm not a stand-in, never goes as I planned it I could tell you a million things that didn't go my way And if you thought you ever had it, getting up make it a habit You better take your shots or some things will never change If you want better days And I don't understand it, man I've been praying for some answers How you supposed to get up while you laid out on the canvas? I've been afraid, panic takes my breath away Asthma, never cave in, there will be better days after One hell of a ride, I've been through hell and defy From the depths of my despair with nowhere for me to hide And they say that life is hard, it ain't easy getting by But sometimes it takes the lows to appreciate the highs As I reach for the sky we climb and leave our demons behind Searching for peace of mind, here's a piece of my mind I think we should read between the lines, go and redefine Some believe in God and some believe in chance Regardless of the past, I think that there's better days ahead And I believe in that And I don't understand it, never goes as I planned it I could tell you a million things that didn't go my way And if you thought you ever had it, getting up make it a habit You better take your shots or some things will never change If you want better days If you want better days Better days Better days