Better Days
Dianne Reeves"Better Days" is a song by Dianne Reeves, released in 1987 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:05 long and contains 108 lines and 456 words.
Lyrics
0:14Silver gray hair
0:17Neatly combed in place
0:20There were four generations
0:24Of love on her face
0:26She was so wise
0:29No surprise passed her eyes
0:34She's seen it all
0:42I was a child oh
0:45About three or four
0:48All day I'd ask questions
0:51At night I'd ask more
0:54But whenever she never
0:58Would ever turn me away
1:06No no oh woah
1:09I'd say how can I be sure
1:11What is right or wrong
1:12And why does
1:13What I want
1:14Always take so long
1:16Please tell me
1:17Where does God live
1:18And why won't
1:18He talk to me
1:22I'd say Grandma
1:23What is love
1:24Will I ever find out
1:25Why are we so poor
1:27What is life about
1:28I wanna know the answers
1:31Before I fall off to sleep
1:34Woah ho woah ho
1:39She saw the smile
1:41As she tucked me in
1:45Then she pulled up that
1:46Old rockin' chair once again
1:50But tonight she was
1:53Slightly remarkably
1:59Different somehow
2:06Slowly she rocked
2:09Lookin' half asleep
2:13Grandma yawned
2:14As she stretched
2:15Then she started to speak
2:18What she told me
2:21Would mould me and hold me
2:26Together inside
2:31Yeah yeah yeah yeah
2:34She said all the things you ask
2:36You will know someday
2:37But you have got to live
2:39In a patient way
2:40God put us here by fate
2:42And by fate that means
2:44Better days
2:46She said child we are all
2:49Moons in the dark of night
2:50Ain't no mornings gonna come
2:52Till the time is right
2:53Can't get no better days lest
2:55You make it through the night
2:59You gotta make it
3:00Through the night
3:01Yes you do
3:04You can't get to no
3:07Better days
3:09Unless you make it
3:11Through the night
3:15Oh ho you will see
3:18Those better days
3:21But you gotta be patient
3:26Be patient oh baby
3:31Be patient
3:36Later that year at
3:38The turn of spring
3:42Heaven sent angels down
3:44And gave Grandma her wings
3:47Now she's flyin'
3:50And slidin' and glidin'
3:55In better days
4:02And although
4:03I'm all grown up
4:05I still get confused
4:06I stumble through the dark
4:08Getting bumped and bruised
4:09When night gets in my way
4:11I could still hear
4:12My Grandma say
4:13I can hear her say
4:18I can hear her sayin'
4:20You can't get to no
4:23Better days
4:24Unless you make it
4:27Through the night (baby)
4:31Oh ho you will see
4:34Those better days
4:37But you gotta be patient
4:39Child do you hear me yeah
4:41Well well well well well
4:45You can't get to no no
4:48Better days
4:50Unless you make it
4:52You got to make it
4:54You got to make it
4:55You got to make it
4:56Through the night
5:00Oh Grandma oh Grandma
5:03Do you see me now lady
5:05Oh oh oh oh oh Oh
Silver gray hair Neatly combed in place There were four generations Of love on her face She was so wise No surprise passed her eyes She's seen it all I was a child oh About three or four All day I'd ask questions At night I'd ask more But whenever she never Would ever turn me away No no oh woah I'd say how can I be sure What is right or wrong And why does What I want Always take so long Please tell me Where does God live And why won't He talk to me I'd say Grandma What is love Will I ever find out Why are we so poor What is life about I wanna know the answers Before I fall off to sleep Woah ho woah ho She saw the smile As she tucked me in Then she pulled up that Old rockin' chair once again But tonight she was Slightly remarkably Different somehow Slowly she rocked Lookin' half asleep Grandma yawned As she stretched Then she started to speak What she told me Would mould me and hold me Together inside Yeah yeah yeah yeah She said all the things you ask You will know someday But you have got to live In a patient way God put us here by fate And by fate that means Better days She said child we are all Moons in the dark of night Ain't no mornings gonna come Till the time is right Can't get no better days lest You make it through the night You gotta make it Through the night Yes you do You can't get to no Better days Unless you make it Through the night Oh ho you will see Those better days But you gotta be patient Be patient oh baby Be patient Later that year at The turn of spring Heaven sent angels down And gave Grandma her wings Now she's flyin' And slidin' and glidin' In better days And although I'm all grown up I still get confused I stumble through the dark Getting bumped and bruised When night gets in my way I could still hear My Grandma say I can hear her say I can hear her sayin' You can't get to no Better days Unless you make it Through the night (baby) Oh ho you will see Those better days But you gotta be patient Child do you hear me yeah Well well well well well You can't get to no no Better days Unless you make it You got to make it You got to make it You got to make it Through the night Oh Grandma oh Grandma Do you see me now lady Oh oh oh oh oh Oh
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