🎶 Better for Wear
A defiant, soul-rich anthem for the bold and the Older Than Average—where every scar tells a story, and every line is earned.
By Frankly Spunk / April 27, 2025
🌄 Why This Song Exists
Because “brand new” was never the goal.
This song was written as a love letter to the lived-in, the road-tested, and the still-standing.
✅ Honors the resilience earned through life’s battles
✅ Celebrates the grace and grit of experience
✅ A reminder that scars aren’t flaws—they’re proof of survival
✅ Echoes the Older Than Average mindset: seasoned, unpolished, unapologetic
🎙 What Inspired This Song
Better for Wear grew from the heart of the Tabula Rasa RV Tour, where every mile marked both distance and wisdom.
It’s a male/female duet—each voice taking turns to tell their truth, then joining together in the chorus like two weathered souls who know the cost of getting here.
The production style calls for:
Stripped-down acoustic roots
A steady heartbeat rhythm, like boots on gravel
Call-and-response verses with shared, swelling choruses
Bridge delivered as either soft-spoken or tender harmonies, reinforcing intimacy and truth
✍ Lyrics Highlight
“I’m better for wear — don’t call me brand new.
I’ve been through fire, and my heart came out true.”
“We don’t shine ‘cause we’re polished —
We shine ‘cause we survived.”
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
Better for Wear is stitched into the fabric of the Tabula Rasa RV Tour Song Library, a collection that rides alongside the journey of reinvention and defiance against aging’s stereotypes.
It stands as an anthem for those embracing the Older Than Average lifestyle, where the wear makes the beauty.
This song is not about what was lost—but about what was gained through the living of it.