This is the first track Doug (aka Doru - https://soundcloud.com/doru_uk) and I ever fully co-wrote, with each other or anyone. Big credits and kudos to Doru-Doug for the story, most of the lyrics (I only threw in verse 3), the melody and his epic bass and electric guitar contributions.

This is part of my second "album", https://soundcloud.com/jenni-grossmann/sets/when-the-curtain-falls

Verse 1
She walks alone with her head held high
Clean clothes, and a smile that tells of home
She doesn’t look over her shoulder now
She’s learned that a victim looks like one

Verse 2
Each night she reads by the dim lamplight
Each word a comfort for her soul
She lays her head amongst the pages now
Sleeps tight and leaves upon the dawn

Chorus
In the daytime crowds always gather round
And their faces show her no harm
And they listen to every word that she says and she knows
It’s better this way

Verse 3
Another day melts through the cracks of my mind
Still warm outside but the cold creeps out from within
The stories call a name I’ve left behind
Their grasp is tight but I’ll never let them win

Chorus
In the daytime crowds always gather round
And their faces show me no harm
And they listen to every word that I say and I know
It’s better this way
Compared to yesterday

Verse 4
I wake and wash the dreams from my mind
Stand straight, prepare to face the day
This life of mine was not theirs to take
Someday I know I'll make them pay

Chorus
In the daytime crowds always gather round
And their faces show her no harm
And they listen to every word that she says and she knows
(Someday)
It’s better this way
(I'll make them pay)
Better this way

Better This Way (feat. Doru)

Jenni Grossmann