Broke Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They never told-told-told-told-told you anything
I'm not learning, I'm just menacing
He knows to fix it 'cause he’s broke
And the one thing he hates to be is a joke

[Chorus]
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke

[Verse 2]
And oh, oh, sorry love, he spent all your money on the parking fee
And there goes last week's salary
So when you find him down the local
And yet he charmed you with his vocal

I bet you didn’t expect to be sitting at home on your own
Waiting for the bell or the telephone
'Cause now you spend your nights
Fighting the same old fights
And your only comfort was the tv
But not anymore ‘cause you can’t afford the license fee
[Chorus]
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke

[Verse 3]
And now we’re six feet under
Reeling from another government blunder
I wonder who’s next through the thunder
'Cause they got me lost in their tundra
And, well, they lost too much
And now they’ve turned all our money into dust
And then the U.S., at least they got someone to trust
'Cause I could not been under the crust
And I got nothing to believe in
The city’s just grieving, kids just teething
I'm weaving through cars
I look at the night sky and I see no more stars
Just London skies
Just London skies

[Chorus]
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke
He's broke, he's broke

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note: these are the lyrics for the studio version – lyrics in the acoustic version vary slightly from the studio version.

a song writter by Archy Marshall when he was performing under the mononym “Zoo Kid.” Marshall now records under the mononym “King Krule. A song written to expose the faults in London and the British government. Through budget wastes, and poor education, Archy shows his disdain through this beautifully worded metaphor of a song.

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2010
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