Better Place lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics Better Place lyrics Tasha s got a room at the county shelter The cops took her there when her mama got hauled away Little brother and her can t even stay together She cries each night wondering why it s gotta be this way And she says "I wish I was anyone but me" Yeah she d pack her life in a heartbeat for a little change of scenery And she keeps looking for a better place Somewhere she can wear a smile upon her face A home to welcome with a warm embrace There s no way to disguise her lonely eyes Looking for a better place Bobby s doing time in youth detention Pulled a switch blade knife on some boy making fun at school And all he wanted was a little attention And a temporary escape from the ridicule And now he s in real deep with the freaks and the criminals And he wonders when his time is up if he ll know himself at all And he keeps dreaming of a better place Somewhere he can have a little room to make mistakes A home to help him wash the past away Oh he don t need too much, just a little love In a better place In a better place Jamie s got a room in a 3-story brick home Daddy makes a lotta money, mama keeps her laundry clean And she s got a $200 Abercrombie outfit on Drives a brand new car that she got when she turned 16 Still she spends every night getting high with her so-called friends And she s dropping hundred dollar bills on quarterbags, says she s never coming down again And she keeps looking for a better place Failing to realize how good she s got it made Her loving home, she don t appreciate Oh it s crazy but it s true, she doesn t have a clue She s living in a better place In a better place In a better place We re all lookin for a better place song lyrics