Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Now I stand in sympathy
And run back home to you
(I've seen better days)
I turned my back on her
Better days, better days

But I just walked away
The elevator rose to the eleventh floor
Left behind a friend of mine

Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Too late for hope but a dream remembered

I could have turned, I could have stayed
Lay me down, down, ooh
I regret, I didn't turn
From Hamilton I took the train
Better days, better days
Better days

Too late for hope but a dream remembered
I could have done a lot of things
(I've seen better days)
I turned my back on her

(I've seen better days)
In my better days

(I've seen better days)
Passed by a statue of Saint Augustine in prayer
What you regret, you softly said are things you never do
Lay me down, down, ooh
A leaky window welcomed rain and left me standin' here
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Lay me down, down, ooh
Said for one, the only one
(I've seen better days)
Her trench coat hangs inside her door
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Not for her but for me
A black-haired girl who taught me truth
Made love in the Toronto rain
Better days, better days, better days