Broken Man's Lament by Emmylou Harris
Broken Man's Lament by Emmylou Harris

Broken Man’s Lament

Emmylou Harris * Track #4 On All I Intended To Be

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Broken Man's Lament by Emmylou Harris

Performed by
Emmylou Harris
Produced by
Brian Ahern
Writed by
Mark Germino
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A sterling example of Emmylou Harris' penchant for finding beautifully-written songs and delivering them with deft vocal emotion.

This piece from the criminally under-appreciated Mark Germino expresses the view from a man suddenly broken by the departure of a woman he broke slowly over many years b...

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Broken Man’s Lament Lyrics

[Verse]
I was once a broken man
I was once a broken fool
Lost my wife and children
To one basic broken rule
Now I live my life in silence
Though I'm not quite in a shell
I drink and listen to that song
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Oh, a whiter shade of pale

[Verse]
I was a good shade tree mechanic
So I sent myself to school
They smoothed out my rough edges
In my hands they put new tools
The instructor once he told me
I could work on any line
I could tune and make a diesel sing
Just like Patsy Cline
Oh, just like Patsy Cline

[Verse]
Well, I met my wife-to-be
Through my mother's best friend's son
She'd been a barroom singer
She was as good as anyone
But I asked her to stop singing
And the girl she did not flinch
Next day she went and bought that man
A brand new crescent wrench
Oh, a brand new crescent wrench

[Verse]
Well, we had three fine children
As eight years went on by
I learned to supervise a line
My knuckles stayed bone dry
But after supper, I kept hearing her
By the kitchen radio
Singing sweet but desperate harmony
A little bit too low
Oh, a little bit too low

[Verse]
She left three months later
I'd just come home for lunch
The note said "easy come, hard go
But still love you so much"
She said, "I don't know if I'll be back
Or if you'll want me when I come
But if and when that happens, dear
You better let my sweet dream run
Oh, let my sweet dream run"

[Verse]
I was a good shade tree mechanic
So I sent myself to school
They smoothed out my rough edges
In my hands, they put new tools
The instructor, once he told me
I could work on any line
But now my diesels ain't the only thing
That sing like Patsy Cline
Oh, sing like Patsy Cline

[Chorus]
I was once a broken man
I was once a broken fool
Lost my wife and children
To one basic broken rule
Now I live my life in silence
Though I'm not quite in a shell
I drink and listen to that song
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Oh, a whiter shade of pale

Broken Man’s Lament Q&A

Who wrote Broken Man’s Lament's ?

Broken Man’s Lament was written by Mark Germino.

Who produced Broken Man’s Lament's ?

Broken Man’s Lament was produced by Brian Ahern.

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