A Little Better -- Gnarls Barkley

Now I can sing you the storyline And if you like my story fine But ain't none of the glory mine See my life was a lonely one And I was still momma's only son With no idea what I'm gon' become And I didn't have long to know That you don't have to be grown to go
I could have died so long befo' Then I finally saw the sign And I made it on down the line
One step at a time  I feel better! I can smile at it now, I feel better And even a little is still better Oh, have mercy on me

Ohhh it's probably plain to see That I got a whole lot of pain in me And it will always remain in me So cold, it's a cryin shame Yet here I am, tryin again Cause I refuse to die in vain
The circumstances put soul in me And there ain't no holdin me I've got a heart made of gold in me  can you believe this is where I've been? And when adversity comes again
I'll deal with it then I feel better I can laugh at it now, I feel better, heh heh
Ohhhh, better! And even a little is still better Oh, have mercy on me-

I said everything's fine, you can take your time what would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time I said everything's fine, take yo' time What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time I wanna thank you morning sun I wanna thank you lowly dirt
Now I know I'm not the only one I, I wanna thank you friendly ghost When all the calls were close It seems like you cared the most I, I wanna thank you Mom and Dad
For hurtin me so bad But you're the best I ever had I, I wanna thank you.  (sing365) 


 Vocalist Cee-Lo experienced much tragedy in his childhood. He was only two when his minister father died. When he was 16 his mom, also a minister, was badly injured in a car crash. She was paralyzed below the neck, and died two years later. The final words on this track, "I wanna thank you, friendly ghost, I wanna thank you Mom and Dad for hurting me so bad,' are a reference to his parents dying early and leaving him to get on with his life. He was driven by bereavement to make something of himself.  "'It's created a wonderful career, a purpose in life."     (songfacts)