Broken Man Songtext
von Andrew Kirell

She always finds imperfections in the things she loves
Well I may not be perfect but I love all of things that she does
Now I understand I′m not a lot of things
More a beat-up old Buick than a diamond ring
I said I don't want to be a broken man

There were the years I was beholden to the chains in my mind
In a padlocked cell, I was surrounded by the rot and the grime
Well the windows were shuttered, and I was frozen in time
I locked myself out from the world outside
I said I don′t want to be a broken man


I watch her sleep on a mattress where we've made our love
And I think of the times that I was reckless and I acted above
I stare into the dark so I can hear her sing
In her dreams, she's a legend with the world on a string
And I, I don′t want to be a broken man

Got drunk one night, had a fight with the demons in my head
They tell me I ain′t perfect and I'm a liar, I′d be better off dead
Well the voices are tough and they're gripping me tight
An existential crisis on a Saturday night
I said I don′t want to be a broken man

Spent so much time getting high off the pain like a drug
Got a man on my right saying heaven is a race and a gun
Well there ain't no place for the man whose faults
Are a guiding light and not a burden to haul
I said I don′t want to be a broken man