It Gets Easier - Willie Nelson

There's paper peeling off the walls I see the paint from yesteryear We try to cover up the past But tiny secrets still appear So please don't say it gets better It gets better, it gets better on with time I'm not better We're not better, even after all this time The kitchen floor's a checkered board We've tried to end this game for years The tiles are cracked, the colour's changed The battleground is all but cleared So please don't say it gets better It gets better, it gets better on with time I'm not better We're not better, even after all this time Caught in the cobwebs Memories linger in these rooms Under the floorboards Sweeping the stories we outgrew It's not a place to call home Just a place we've been for years The garden weeds have overgrown We've overstayed our welcome here So please don't say it gets better It gets better, it gets better on with time I'm not better We're not better, even after all this time It gets better, it gets better It gets better, it gets better on with time I'm not better We're not better, even after all this time

What have we done? Oh my God! What have we done? Oh my God! This is really happenin' You never looked so bored Can you feel my fingernails? They've never been so short It's hard to lay a golden egg with everyone around It's hard to stay inside my head when words keep pouring out Like starlight crashing through the room, we'll lose our feathers Yes, I know it hurts at first but it gets better It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better I can taste your summer sweat It's never been so warm So can we kick the covers off? They're always on, it's never been so warm It's hard to keep a straight face when I just want to smile If you could see the look that's in your eyes Like starlight crashing through the room, we'll lose our feathers Yes, I know it hurts at first but it gets better It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better There's a fire in sky, some snow on the ground Not quite enough cigarettes to calm me down What are we doing? Oh my god! What are we doing? Oh my god! It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better (This is really happening) It gets better, it gets better, it gets better, we'll get better (This is really happening)

My mind's been stuck in the in-between Been tryna find an answer for the last three weeks I can't go back I can't go back I've always been a dreamer on a crazy ride But it feels like I been waiting at the end of the line I can't go back I can't go back Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Who I used to be and where I wanna go Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Ooh, woo, ooh, woo Oh, I can't believe it only gets better And better, and better Every single day of my life Ooh, woo, ooh, ooh, woo Oh, I can't believe it only gets better And better, and better Every single day of my life Through all of the change I made I won't go chasing the good old days 'Cause ooh, woo, ooh, woo (just wait) It only gets better It only gets better I took a leap of faith just to find my way It might not be tomorrow, might not be today I can't go back I can't go back Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Who I used to be and where I wanna go Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Woo, ooh, ooh, woo Oh, I can't believe it only gets better And better, and better Every single day of my life Ooh, woo, ooh, ooh, woo Oh, I can't believe it only gets better And better, and better Every single day of my life Through all of the change I've made I won't go chasing the good old days 'Cause ooh, woo, ooh, woo (just wait) It only gets better It only gets better Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Who I used to be and where I wanna go Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know Who I used to be and where I wanna go Now I finally, finally, finally, finally know (c'mon) Woo, ooh, ooh, woo Oh, I can't believe it only gets better And better, and better Every single day of my life Ooh, woo, ooh, ooh, woo Oh, I can't believe it only gets better And better, and better Every single day of my life Through all of the change I've made I won't go chasing the good old days 'Cause ooh, woo, ooh, woo (just wait) It only gets better It only gets better It only gets better

Pack up, get lost, you're on your own now Thought that you would have had it figured out by now Right now, decide how your life goes Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here Pack up, get lost, you're on your own now Thought that you would have had it figured out by now Right now, decide how your life goes Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up h- Decide how your life goes Yeah, It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here Yeah, it's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here It's lonely, it's lonely, it's lonely up here

Go on, say it a little louder Bet your mom couldn't be prouder Puff that chest out big boy Take your time Make your point Tongue out, oh i know you like that How's that for you? Any feedback? I should be so lucky If you'd only fuck me Is this as good as it gets? Call me crazy if you wanna Make my clothes a little tighter Think I left my body Years Ago Make some noise I should be so lucky If you'd only fuck me Is this as good as it gets? Is this as good as it gets? You told me I was one in a million I send you songs and you don't even listen Said this time, I'd be different Is this as good as it gets? Oh yeah!

That big eight wheeler rolling down the track Means your true loving daddy ain't coming back 'Cause I'm moving on I'll soon be gone You were flying too high for my little old sky, so I'm moving on That big loud whistle as it blew and blew Said hello to the Southland, we're coming to you And we're moving on, oh, hear my song You had the laugh on me so I've set you free and I'm moving on Mister fireman, won't you please listen to me 'Cause I got a pretty mama in Tennessee Keep moving me on, keep rolling on So shovel the coal, let this rattle a-roll and keep moving me on Mister engineer, take that throttle in hand This rattler's the fastest in the southern land To keep moving me on, keep rolling on You're gonna ease my mind, put me there on time and keep rolling on I told you, baby, from time to time But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind Now I'm moving on, I'm rolling on You've broken your vow and it's all over now, so I'm moving on You switched your engine, now I ain't got time For a trifling woman on my main line 'Cause I'm moving, you done your daddy wrong I've warned you twice, now you can settle the price 'cause I'm moving on But some day, baby, when you've had your play You're gonna want your daddy, but your daddy will say "Keep moving on, you stayed away too long" I'm through with you, too bad you're blue, keep moving on

Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won't come the whole night through Your cheatin' heart will tell on you When tears come down like fallin' rain You'll toss around and call my name You're gonna walk that floor the way I do Your cheatin' heart will tell on you Your cheatin' heart will pine some day, And crave the love, you threw away. The time will come when you'll be blue, Your cheatin' heart will tell on you. When tears come down like fallin' rain You'll toss around and call my name You're gonna walk that floor the way I do Your cheatin' heart will tell on you Your cheatin' heart will tell on you

Life has a funny way Of keeping me on my toes Oh how my shoulders ache Under the weight of my woes My tears fall On my old guitar And I just wail and weep Over softly bending strings Lovers and friends the same Everyone's fair game Everyone can hurt your heart When it all falls apart My tears fall On my old guitar Time and time again My surest friend My tears fall On my old guitar And I just wail and weep Over softly bending strings No matter where I go The music guides my soul Through all the ups and downs It can help turn me around My tears fall On my old guitar And I just wail and weep Over softly bending strings

If the wife and I are fussin', brother that's our right 'Cause me and that sweet woman's got a license to fight Why don't you mind your own business Mind your own business 'Cause if you mind your business, then you won't be mindin' mine Oh, the woman on our party line's the nosiest thing She picks up her receiver when she knows it's my ring Why don't you mind your own business Mind your own business If mind you mind your business, then you won't be mindin' mine Well, I got a little girl that wears her hair up high The boys all whistle when she walks by Why don't they mind their own business Mind their own business 'Cause if they mind their business, then they won't be mindin' mine Now if I want to honky tonk around 'til two or three Now, brother that's my headache, don't you worry 'bout me Just mind your own business Mind your own business 'Cause if you mind your business, and you won't be mindin' mine Mindin' other people's business seems to be high-toned I got all that I can do just to mind my own Why don't you mind your own business Mind your own business If you mind your business, you'll be busy all the time

I've got that old-fashioned love in my heart And there it'll always remain Like an ivy clinging vine, clinging closer all the time Through the years, and tears, just the same I got that old-fashioned faith in my heart And nothing can tear us apart And I may try to see, but there'll be no change in me I got that old-fashioned love in my heart I got that old-fashioned love in my heart And there, it shall always remain Like an ivy clinging vine, clinging closer all the time Through the years, and tears, just the same I got that old-fashioned faith in my heart And nothing will tear us apart And I may try to see, but there'll be no change in me I got that old-fashioned love in my heart And I may try to see, but there'll be no change in me I got that old-fashioned love in my heart