Listen to or download the song.
Play this on the jukebox and listen to a lot of other versions too.
You can also download all the different musical versions, in the order they went up.
Check Cliff’s website and Facebook page for more info.
Check Louise’s website and Facebook page for more info.
Janis says: I’ve known Cliff longer than I care to remember. Long enough that I can call him “Cliffie”. He played backup guitar for my beloved Odetta for many years, and he’s a fantastic sushi companion. I haven’t known Louise quite as long but I like her just as much! They’re great people, and I absolutely love this take on “Better Times”. Makes me feel like I’m sitting around a fire with Woody Guthrie…
BETTER TIMES WILL COME
(Janis Ian)
Better times, better times will come.
Better times, better times will come.
When this world learns to live as one,
oh, better times will come
When we greet each dawn without fear
knowing loved ones soon will be near
When the winds of war
cannot blow any more
Oh, better times will come
CHORUS
Though we live each day as our last
we know someday soon it will pass
We will dance, we will sing
in that never-ending spring
Oh, better times will come
CHORUS
“Better Times Will Come” words & music by Janis Ian; © Janis Ian 2020. All rights reserved; international copyrights secured. Used by permission