C hot desert sun
c man on the run
I've been sleepin' ‘neath the stars in crizona
How a gunfighter works hard to be a loner

c dry empty land
The shell of a man
‘Cause I remember how it rained in Chattanooga
Before this pistol came and changed the life I knew of

Didn't I used to be better than this
c bright-eyed youth and a
c bold optimist
Now all my colors have been thrown to the wind
cnd I used to be
Better Than This

c wide-open plain
Have I finally lost my way
I heard coyotes howling somewhere north of Texas
Got me thinkin' how it's time to clean my messes

cnd didn't I used to be better than this
c bright-eyed youth and a
c bold optimist
Now all my colors have been thrown to the wind

‘Cause I remember how it rained in Chattanooga
Before this pistol came and changed the life I knew of

cnd I know that it gets better than this
There's somethin' real behind this newfound optimism
I turn my collar up and step into the wind
cnd I used to be
Better Than This