Sun comes up like a yellow bus tracking over oceans of dust One day's miracle is another day's rut Day keeps breaking like it always does I'm not a loner, no sackcloth and ashes Just a heart on a tether with a vagabond mind This will be a broken man come shivering out of his wintertime I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man I'm a broken man I have faltered in my strength I have wanted to do everything right I swallow hard while the second hand blinks Shut the back door to keep out the night Is it just a game? Is this a maze to lead me right back where I started from? Oh, this will be a broken man come shattered from this marathon I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man I'm a broken man Maybe I fear the crush of guilt; I can't take that kind of weight Maybe I'm afraid when the thunder breaks I'm scared of losing the things I love so much I pretend that I ain't scared I ain't frightened by no third degree, hey But this will be a broken man come begging for your charity I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man I'm a broken man A broken man, I'm a broken man Outcast on the outskirts of the promised land I'm a broken man, I'm a broken man I'm a broken man