Broken Bonds Ballad
The safe is wide open,
the ledgers don't lie
You chased down a feeling you just had to buy Signed off
on his name, tore his business apart Left nothing but ash in
the wake of your heart
(where did you go) And the bank called this morning with nothing
to lend
While the children are asking for their mother again
You traded their smiles for a spark in your veins Left a
father to carry the weight of your chains Through the debt and
the dark and the cold bedroom floor I am patching the holes
that you left at the door
(doing it all)
Their schoolbags are packed and I make them their plates While the
collectors keep knocking at the outer gates You sold off our credit
to run from the pain Now I'm standing alone holding hands in
the rain
Two jobs on my shoulders,
no time left to weep I promise them promises I have to
keep
(I'll
keep them safe) (I'll
keep them
warm)
You traded their smiles for a spark in your veins Left a
father to carry the weight of your chains Through the debt and
the dark and the cold bedroom floor
I am patching the holes that you left at the door (doing
it all)
Just me and them now...
(we'll make it through)