Broker

Hey there, broker, pawn my watch

It won't stay with me without the change

Without the clouds, you won't have the rain

I pick it up, now it's gone

You've taken the land, and the living too

And left me standing with nothing to do

Through backs and blankets and a, a welfare check

Without no regards, no self-respect

Here I stand in a brand new school

Ottawa still talking about the cost

But I'm still looking for something I lost

All men live and they're gone

Hey there, preacher with the long robes on

When you robbed my soul, you did me wrong

You've gone and taken my old heart's song

Gave me something back that don't belong

Build a bridge of tempered steel

To span the windy depth of time

Remove the base, the bridge will fall

Into the fires below

Hey there, broker, pawn my watch

It won't stay with me without the change

Without the clouds, you won't have the rain

Pick it up and begone