Ain't Broken Down

I ain't broken down, I'm just broke And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat Doin' all we can to have some hope We're not broken down, we're just broke Verse E-4-6-7 Fightin' 9 to 5, just tryin' to stay alive Seein' good folks die When they should have a life I ain't broken down, I'm just broke And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat Doin' all we can to have some hope We're not broken down, we're just broke Verse E-4-6-7 How many more times will we have to try Just to make ends meet Makin' sure Uncle Sam is satisfied I ain't broken down, I'm just broke Sometimes the family farm has to turn to smoke I ain't judgin' no one, I ain't no Pope We're just doin' what we can to have some hope break E-4-6-7 x2 I ain't broken down, I'm just broke And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat Doin' all we can to have some hope We're not broken down, we're just broke Verse E-4-6-7 Distant days, you can feel that pain when you might have to run Do everything in your power you can do To not load that gun I ain't broken down, I'm just broke And there's a lot of folks with me in the same boat doin' all we can to stay afloat We ain't broken down, we're just broke Verse E-4-6-7 How much longer do they think they can beat us down Between you and me They're tryin' to get us to burn down our own town I ain't broken down, I'm just broke We're doin' what we can to have some hope We ain't broken down, we're just broke Doin' what we can to have some hope I ain't broken down, I'm just broke We're doin' what we can to have some hope Outro E-4-6-7 x2