Story Behind The Song
Amy was driving through Alabama on a tour a while ago, listening to nothing but pop-country radio. She joked to her drummer, "I want to write a song for Shania Twain to sing" and wrote the chorus while humming along to the radio. She'd tried to record this for the last record "Songs For Bright Street" but wasn't happy with the version. She didn't think they'd actually find a way to arrange or record this, until they were in the studio at Mitch Easter's, listening to The Faces, when James Mastro (the producer) said, THAT"S IT! And the band just went in and tried to emulate the sloppy rock feel of "Ooh La La"
Song Description
a jovial cajoling of a lover to her lazy partner, that he needs to put more work into their relationship.
| Song Length |
2:52 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial, Annoyed |
Subject |
Relationship, General |
| Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams, Shania Twain |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
BETTER
(SPEACE/BRUCE/VEZNER)
Someone better's gonna treat me better baby
Someone better's gonna scratch this itch
Can't wait forever, I could go crazy
There's got to be something better than this
Our love read like a Hallmark Greeting
Pretty paper and poetry
The color's faded and the ink is bleeding
Have you forgotten how it used to be?
Cause every night you put your feet on the table
You put the TV on and tune me out
I'm not looking for no storybook fable
But a little romance would go a long way now
CHORUS
I tried so hard to make this right
It's not my job to fight this fight
All by myself when you can't see
That you're losing me
CHORUS