"Broke" lyrics

Grown up without a pence to my name
Lack of funds, I kept the chase up
My mum then, four of us, she juggled jobs, but couldn't save much
Never new garms
Hand me downs from my brother
Kept us warm, fed, clothed, pay it all up to my mother and

I remember cold nights and embers in the fire
Lights out when the power cut
No surrender, I'll never pretend that I could let it go
I'll say it just to sum it up

Come and take a walk in these shoes that I lived in
Trust, I done the distance
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it ain't broke, don't fix it

'Cause I don't wanna waste my time on it
Feeling up for sale, man, I'm feeling sold
Eating up the lies, never hit the sides
Can we focus on the highs and forget the lows?
'Cause I just wanna take my time on it
'Cause I don't wanna miss it if I let it go
Built it from the ground to the city lights
Can we focus on the highs and forget the lows?

Making no fuss ripping the plaster, passing the negative thoughts to my left
I could be down in a rut or the gutter, but see I'm still finding my way out the mess
Swallow the key to my chest, concrete as a bed
You know, I'd be praying for better
Zipping my lips, keeping it in
Tell no one a thing

Come and take a walk in these shoes that I lived in
Trust I done the distance
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it ain't broke, don't fix it

'Cause I don't wanna waste my time on it
Feeling up for sale, man, I'm feeling sold
Eating up the lies, never hit the sides
Can we focus on the highs and forget the lows?
'Cause I just wanna take my time on it
'Cause I don't wanna miss it if I let it go
Built it from the ground to the city lights
Can we focus on the highs?
Focus on the highs and forget the lows

Focus on the highs and forget the lows
Focus on the highs, don't forget that
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
I don't wanna miss this
Chance I been gifted
I don't wanna mess this up
No chance on earth I'll let them take it away
Over the body of mine that they'll be laying inside a grave

I'm working so damn hard
Healing my scars
And I been covering yards
Put my heart in these bars
I got so much to do yet
I'll make the most of my days
I got no choice in this, I can't give up the chase

I don't wanna waste my time on it
Feeling up for sale, man, I'm feeling sold
Eating up the lies, never hit the sides
Can we focus on the highs and forget the lows?
'Cause I just need to take my time on it
'Cause I don't wanna miss it if I let it go
Built it from the ground to the city lights
Can we focus on the highs?
Focus on the highs and forget the lows