king of the low rents
you've had your chance at life
you took what everyone gave to you
and turned to grief and strife
you said you'd change
you siad you'd change for me
you said you'd change from what I see
you won't set me free
kinf of the low rents
evertime you spoke you lied
you said you could and that you would
and then you didn't even try
and when ti got to be too much
I cut and then you ran
and all we had was a hope and a joke and a stupid selfish plan
you ran away
left usall alone
now i don't know if I should cry
or crawl back home
king of the low rents
you want it like it was
all the promises you made, all the lies you trade
thrown aside and left undone
king of the low rents
you ran as far as you could run
the rope is taut, the noose is tight
the knot can't be undone
like the hands
of another broken clock
you left us all alone
like a broken key in a lock
credits
from The SlackJaw Buddha,
released March 9, 2014
The SlackJaw Buddha
Jon Brooks | Justin Bondy | Ian Sakal | Andrew Koller
Mixed and Mastered at Assassin's Den Studio by Jon Brooks
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