Broken Mandolin

Garage door's dented from delivery vans This used to be a shop where you could turn in your tin cans Now flowers grow up in the sidewalk Like they can see and hear and talk the talk and walk the walk Gave an earthy shining to the midday sun Stopped to grin at the music he was playing on his broken mandolin Three dollars to five you've got to spend some real money The prices keep going up but they never get me where I'm going Stocked up on old cigarettes Neighborhood morning meets the day's regret Gave an earthy shining to the midday sun Stopped to grin at the music he was playing on his broken mandolin Never stop dreaming says the can of spray paint I used to go to church on Sundays cuz I loved to hear them sing Paint the walls with the blood of the Lamb Don't know about all that killing That's not who I am Gave an earthy shining to the midday sun Stopped to grin at the music he was playing on his broken mandolin I'm out here every day like a business man It's a big ole' world gonna run you as fast as it can There are some things I've done I'd like to forget There are some good things I'd like to do I haven't got to yet Gave an earthy shining to the midday sun Stopped to grin at the music he was playing on his broken mandolin