We ended up here in a backwater town
I can’t forget the day that took me all the way down
And now I have to dig for whatever I got
I never thought they’d treat me like a have-me-not
But that’s the way it is when you’re livin’ on fumes
It’s me, my son and daughter
in these rock-bottom rooms
Now everybody says that at least I found work
But someday I’ll escape from the mud and the murk
I’m steppin’ outside in the haze of dawn
I’m pushin’ through the pain ‘til our troubles are gone
The scenes of the future, they’re ours to be drawn
I’m steppin’ outside in the haze of dawn
I woke from a dream, it was quarter to four
The wind from the hills slammin’ hard on my door
The sky was so dark and the moon was so dim
I cursed the day I started doin’ business with him
I sat on my bed and I pulled on a shirt
Another day before me in the weeds and the dirt
The kids were asleep and the coffee was cold
I thought up a plan, something simple and bold
Chorus.
I stared at the news, there was nothin’ to see
The same old reporters on the same old TV
If justice is real, he’ll be jailed one day
They’ll lock him up forever, throw the key in the bay
But as for right now, I’ll be bidin’ my time
I know it’s gonna be such a merciless climb
I’m keepin’ to myself while he’s out livin’ large
They’ll all get the message when it’s me in charge
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