It Gets Better

There's paper peeling off the walls
I see the paint from yesteryear
We try to cover up the past
But tiny secrets still appear

So please don't say it gets better
It gets better, it gets better on with time
I'm not better
We're not better, even after all this time

The kitchen floor's a checkered board
We've tried to end this game for years
The tiles are cracked, the colour's changed
The battleground is all but cleared

So please don't say it gets better
It gets better, it gets better on with time
I'm not better
We're not better, even after all this time

Caught in the cobwebs
Memories linger in these rooms
Under the floorboards
Sweeping the stories we outgrew

It's not a place to call home
Just a place we've been for years
The garden weeds have overgrown
We've overstayed our welcome here

So please don't say it gets better
It gets better, it gets better on with time
I'm not better
We're not better, even after all this time
It gets better, it gets better
It gets better, it gets better on with time
I'm not better
We're not better, even after all this time