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 John’s website, Facebook page, YouTube channel and Twitter feed for more info.
John explaines how he got involved in this project and some technical details.
From Janis: John’s a multi-instrumentalist and writer from Kalamazoo, Michigan. When I played there years ago, I discovered it has one of the more fascinating manufacturing histories in the country – at one time, Kalamazoo produced windmills, mandolins, buggies, automobiles, cigars, stoves, paper, and paper products – not to mention Shakespeare fishing rods!
John started out on violin when he was seven, but discovered the drums a year later. As he says, “That’s when all the trouble started.” He also writes about music, politics, social issues, and whatever else he can think of at his own website.
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