Sun comes up like a yellow bus tracking over oceans of dust,
One day痴 miracle is another day痴 rut,
Day keeps breaking like it always does,
I知 not a loner, no sackcloth and ashes,
Just a heart on a tether with a vagabond mind,
This will be a broken man come shivering out of his wintertime.
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land,
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
I知 a broken man.
I have faltered in my strength,
I have wanted to do everything right,
I swallow hard while the second hand blinks,
Shut the back door to keep out the night,
Is it just a game?
Is this a maze to lead me right back where I started from?
Oh, this will be a broken man come shattered from this marathon.
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land,
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
I知 a broken man.
Maybe I fear the crush of guilt; I can稚 take that kind of weight,
Maybe I知 afraid when the thunder breaks,
I知 scared of losing the things I love so much,
I pretend that I ain稚 scared,
I ain稚 frightened by no third degree, hey,
But this will be a broken man come begging for your charity.
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land,
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
I知 a broken man,
A broken man, I知 a broken man,
Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land,
I知 a broken man, I知 a broken man,
I知 a broken man.
