[Intro — dry acoustic + Telecaster riff] Some things don't get old... They get good. [Verse 1] Got an old six-string with a worn-out neck Little buzz in the strings but I ain't changed 'em yet That first scratch bothered me now I hardly see it Funny how a little wear can make you wanna keep it Coffee tastes better from the cup you always use Boots don't fit right till they've got some miles on 'em too Maybe new ain't always what we're looking for Some things take a little living before you know what they're for [Pre-Chorus] Time ain't always taking Sometimes... it's putting something in [Chorus] BETTER WITH THE MILES BETTER WITH THE YEARS Better after some hard roads and making it through here A little worn around the edges ain't the same as wearing out Some things get stronger when they've been knocked around Love gets deeper Truth gets simpler You learn what matters after a while Yeah, some things in this life just get BETTER WITH THE MILES [Turnaround — Telecaster riff] Keep going. [Verse 2] Got a few good friends I don't talk to every day But we can pick it right back up like no time got in the way Don't need a hundred people knowing everything I do Give me four quarters over a pocket full of new And the woman that I love I wanna know her when we're gray Know the lines around her eyes and every story that they made 'Cause anybody can love when everything is new I wanna know what love becomes after living makes it true [Pre-Chorus] Time ain't always taking Sometimes... it's putting something in [Chorus] BETTER WITH THE MILES BETTER WITH THE YEARS Better after some hard roads and making it through here A little worn around the edges ain't the same as wearing out Some things get stronger when they've been knocked around Love gets deeper Truth gets simpler You learn what matters after a while Yeah, some things in this life just get BETTER WITH THE MILES [Bridge — drums drop, acoustic carries] I wouldn't trade what I know now for everything I didn't know then Wouldn't sand away the scratches just to make it shine again Every mark's got somewhere it came from Every line's got something behind it Maybe that's the good part... You don't have to hide it [Instrumental lift] [Final Chorus] BETTER WITH THE MILES BETTER WITH THE YEARS Better knowing who'll be standing there when the dust finally clears A little worn around the edges ain't the same as wearing out I've got fewer things to prove and a whole lot less to doubt Love gets deeper Truth gets simpler And home gets harder to define Some things in this life... Yeah, some people too... get BETTER WITH THE MILES [Band cut] Still getting better. [Outro — acoustic + Telecaster]
