Derek Webb

I Want A Broken Heart

Derek Webb


I've got faith in the bank 
And money in my heart 
I've got a callous place where your ring used to be, my love 

I've traded naked and unashamed 
For a better place to hide 
For a righteous mask, a suit of fig leaves and lies 

I thought the cattle on a thousand hills 
Was not enough to pay my bills 
And I fell in love with those that proved me wrong 

And now I want a broken heart 

There's a great pad lock 
On the place where I was freed 
I'm feeling bad from swallowing the key 

And now I work real hard 
But I mostly call in sick 
Of a broken back from the ground fighting back at me 

And I cannot look you in the eye 
So I check the knots on my disguise 
Because I fell in love with fashion in the dark 

Now I want a broken heart 

I've got alibi's for every crime 
A substitute to do my time 
Cause your heart breaks enough on both our parts 

Now I want a broken heart 
And now I want a broken heart 
Now I want a broken heart