Poor Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I left the land of green and gold Happy evermore and nevermore to see the place where we were bought and sold Where we sound great in stereo Happy where the scenery is black and white and everything is monotone [Chorus 1] Empires will rise and fall as quickly as you breathe But they're big around the middle and they're pudgy on the sides But you can't take it with you so a poor man I will be I'll be [Verse 2] Left is the hand that you will hold Lead me to the table and the fruits of all our labors in a plastic bowl Now the summer air is turning cold But it's warmer by the fire where we're burning all the files and the videos [Chorus 2] In time you'll see too much before you start to blink So you're frightened just a little and you're puzzled all the time And I can't take you with me when a dead man I will be I'll be [Bridge] All jaded hearts won't find their peace While my true love presides as queen Over lands where a peasant can't afford to sleep So a poor man I will [Solo] [Verse 3] So let them swear their crazy oaths Happy ever after in the wake of the disaster and the broken homes And gather 'round the plastic bowl After all the scenery is black and white and everything is stereo [Chorus 2] In time you'll see too much before you stop to blink So you're frightened just a little and you're puzzled all the time And I can't take it with you when a dead man I will Frightened just a little and you're puzzled all the time And I can't take you with me when a dead man I will A-just a little and you're puzzled all the time And I can't take you with me when a dead man I will be I'll be And you're frightened when a dead man I will And you wanna make a dead man out of And you're gonna make a dead man out of Gonna make a dead man out of When a dead man I will be When a dead man I will be When a dead man I will be