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Broken

By Shane

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Some of these things they work for me, A bottle of pills take the pain from me That ain’t the way to be free I know But tell that to my friends who’re all suckin’ on blow Pay my bills, I can’t pay my kids The price you pay for living on the skids They ain’t gonna look up to they’re daddy They’re just looking for all that is free Dead mind junkies lying in the street Weeping of their minds battle and it’s defeat Funny how the times have changed, I used to be different now I’m just the same My wife said she loved me for who I am Until the day she found a better man I’m sitting here just doing what I can It ain’t easy when you’re a broken man The lord they said he would guide my way Well I’m still waiting for that day People say you gotta take what you get I’ll take my chance and get another hit Written March 18th, 2002 © on Mar 18 2002 06:01 AM PST   10 • 0

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