Broke Down

from Sounds Like Dreaming by Matthew David

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Do you ever get the feeling that you're stuck in a rut? Why we gotta be broke down?

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I go to work
And I lift the stones
And I break my bones yeah

And I watch the clock
Tick after tock
And I hold the rock yeah

And you see my eye
And you wonder why
I don’ t start to cry yeah

And I know what’s mine
And I toe the line
So I can drink the wine yeah

We all stand in this world alone
Tryin’ to catch our rollin’ stone
I feel like a stranger in this town
Why I gotta be broke down

I roll the dice
And I pay the price
For me to get my slice yeah

And I take advice
And I find my life
Is still cold as ice yeah

And this is the way
That I’ve lived my days
Since I was born yeah

And by the time
That I close my eyes
I get up in the morning



And you understand
When you shake my hand
That I’m an angry man yeah

And I fight to stand
So I can be the man
In my little plan yeah

And I hold my own
And wait by the phone
‘til all hope is gone yeah

not just a pawn
and I await the dawn
to keep keepin’ on yeah

we all stand in this world alone
tryin’ to catch our rollin’ stone
I feel like a stranger in this town
Why I gotta be broke down

I send this message to the man
Can you look me in the eye?
Tell the truth
I’ve heard the lies
Tell me why I gotta be broke down

credits

from Sounds Like Dreaming, released May 30, 2008
Instrumentation and vocals recorded and performed: Dave
Drums recorded and performed: Andy Kravitz
Bass: Rev. Alonso Johnson (a.k.a. Afronaut)
Percussion: Bobby Strother (a.k.a. Bobby Conga)
Mix: Dave

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