Poor Man

[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