ain't broken down

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

and there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat

doin' all we can to have some hope

we're not broken down

we're just broke

fightin' 9 to 5

just tryin' to stay alive

seein' good folks die

when they should have a life

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

and there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat

doin' all we can to have some hope

we ain't broken down

we're just broke

how many more times will we have to try

just to make ends meet

makin' sure uncle sam is satisfied

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

sometimes the family farm has to turn to smoke

i ain't judgin' no one

i ain't no pope

we're just doin' what we can to have some hope

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

and there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat

doin' all we can to have some hope

we ain't broken down

we're just broke

distant days

you can feel that pain when you might have to run

do everything in your power you can do

to not load that gun

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat

we're doin' all we can to stay afloat

we ain't broken down

we're just broke

how much longer do they think they can beat us down

between you and me

they're tryin' to get us to burn down our own town

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

we're doin' what we can to have some hope

we ain't broken down

we're just broke

doin' what we can to have some hope

i ain't broken down

i'm just broke

we're doin' what we can to have some hope