"Better Years" lyrics

My granddaddy bought me my first guitar
I was nineteen years old and not going far
Living in a halfway house and facing time in jail
I sang my first song and my father cried
I looked my mom in the eyes and apologized
For the first time in my life

Through the rain and the pain and the guilt and shame
I can see that I'm a lucky man today
Got some miles left to go on an uphill road
But I know I can make it 'cause I got faith
Paid a pretty heavy penny to end up here
But I'm headed for some better years

I'm still a million dollars short from a millionaire
I still don't know where I'm going but I'm getting there
Sometimes you gotta get lost to find your way

Through the rain and the pain and the guilt and shame
I can see that I'm a lucky man today
Got some miles left to go on an uphill road
But I know I can make it 'cause I got faith
Paid a pretty heavy penny to end up here
But I'm headed for some better years
Oh

Through the rain and the pain and the guilt and shame
I can see that I'm a lucky man today
Got some miles left to go on an uphill road
But I know I can make it 'cause I got grace
I paid a pretty heavy penny to end up here
But I'm headed for
Yeah, I'm headed for some better years