Broke as a joke ain't much of a Joke, 'cause it stings like smoke in the Eye when you bring it too close by Want another drag/ never know why Take me on a ghost ride/ choke my Pride/ watch the hopes die Smoke rise when the soul flies But won't fly in the cold sky (that's why) Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til it's broken down I wear grief like a bow tie I buried you in cheap suit You wear worthless on both sides And torn rags you can see through It must be you ain't fed right I bleed blue not the red, white I heard truth is a lead pipe If I don't split then my head might Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til it's broken down You've had me all wrong all along Don't judge a book that ain't written yet I must've come on too strong Now you're standing there with frost-bitten flesh How low can you go I'm talking bout temperatures of snow Ice storm and its 40 below That's the realm of the dead man's soul Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til its broken down Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til it's broken down Look me in the eye if you gonna lie Let me down slow if you gotta go Did you watch it die or did you walk by Guess you don't know 'caus you're too stoned Ever seen a man leave his own shell? Lose his own mind in his own hell? Dirty little secret that you don't tell All behind the doors of a hotel Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til it's broken down Danger, danger Move back 'fore my cool snap/ who's that Stranger, stranger Tryin' to count these vultures but I lose track Vapors, vapors Follow holy smoke trails better use that Anchor, anchor or you might drift off on a new path Maybe that ain't so wrong Maybe that ain't so bad Maybe fresh winds give a new spin Maybe worst trip you ever had Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til its broken down Broke ain't meant to fix Broke is your only way out Broke ain't meant to fix Catch a break til its broken down