BETTER BY NOW
(J Christie)

A song was playing on the radio
Could've been written by me
It wasn't really a love song
But then again, it might've been
It got me thinking 'bout the two of us
And the way we live our lives
When it's good, it's good, and when it's bad
We sharpen up all little knives

But I know, and you know
That we should know better by now
And you know, and I know
That we should know better by now

'Something special about the way we feel
About ourselves and one another
So much potential in our chemistry
So much that we can still discover
But when little people live inside our minds
Sometimes they take no prisoners
Familiarity breeds contempt
Why do we miss the warning signs

But I know, and you know
That we should know better by now
And you know, and I know
That we should know better by now

Fussing and fighting, you can't take it with you
Too much and too late, to search for the truth

You and me, we share a legacy
Both have baggage to unpack
Nothing in this world is ever free
And we can never go back
When we sail the ship on stormy seas
It snaps me like a broken arrow
And when we lose the war but win the peace
Puts me on the straight and narrow

But I know, and you know
That we should know better by now
But you know, and I know
That we should know better by now

Better by now, better by now