The Break Lyrics - Soul Asylum

Candy coated cannibalistic news flashed across the screen 

Stay tuned, we'll define 

What's wrong and what's right 

What's obscure and what's obscene 

And the fat cat laughs as you lose your last chance 

As his pants split right down the seams 

But if I ever get my break for God's sake 

I'm gonna make my break clean 

Yes, I may be a dirty old man by the time 

I can beat down this dirty old scene 

But if I ever get my break 

I'm gonna make my break clean 

I've got bars on my windows and lines on my face 

I can't compete in this race 

I don't like it when she's on the street at night 

She can barely go any place 

And everybody wants control of her body 

And I'm hoping the choice might be me 

If I ever get my break for God's sake 

I'm gonna make my break clean 

If you ever give me a break 

I'm gonna make my break clean 

Shake me, I've painted myself 

In the corner of an escape artist's dream 

And you know I believe it 'cause I just can't leave it 

I don't really know what it means 

I may be buried alive or just left in the dirt 

I'm fading as fast as my jeans 

If I ever get my break for God's sake 

I'm gonna make my break clean