I want to believe in myself once again   So I dream of a man whose hopes never end   To kiss with a girl who's as lovely as you   I'd give you my heart, if you gave me the truth      And for every tear that is lost from an eye   I'd dig me a well where no man could destroy   I want to believe in a freedom that's bold   But all I remember is the freedom of old      Well, I lost me a wife, so I found me a plane   Flew all the way to California   This mess in my head is a mess getting out   Ya drink too much coffee, I drink too much stout      But after a while, when my mouth ain't so dry   I'll dance up a storm, sure life's looking fine   But as darkness falls, I return to my bed   Don't ask me more questions, don't fuck with my head      'Cause I've been down in this world, down and almost broken   Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe   Down in this world, down and almost broken   As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule   As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule      As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule   As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule      The buildings they shake but my heart it beats still   Oh mother of Jesus, I feel pretty ill   I want to go home where my feet both feel safe   But there ain't no jobs in the old free state      So I must remain in my new adopted land   I'm doing the best, hell I'm doin' all I can   So next time you see me, don't ask for my name   For I am the king and sure long may I reign      'Cause I've been down in this world, down and almost broken   Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe   Down in this world, down and almost broken   As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule      I've been down in this world, down and almost broken   Like thousands of people, left standing in their shoe   Down in this world, down and almost broken   As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule   As thousands they grieve, as the Black Friday rule