We all need to gain the upper hand An edge to do even better than we can No one seemed to care when it brought back the fans It's a broken record, strike up the band for the broken man A crowd so loud and a son so very proud The powers that be counting money, handing me a crown Only now they decide that it's time to take a stand It's a broken record, strike up the band for the broken man You can say I cheated, prop me up defeated Take a swing at me and the others, too, if you've got nothing better to do There's a street not far away that's named after me But my present and future is a gated community Leave your past behind if you really want to understand It's a broken record, strike up the band for the broken man