You can have my life - I'm sad
You can have the beat in my heart
You can be my light - pizzazz
You can be my spark in the dark
But if I'm out there acting the bum
I'll become one
So no more frigid nights in the cold
I would fall asleep in the lawn
Til the sun rose 14 karat gold
You can have my life - I'm sad
Broken downtown down on Wedgewood and 8th
And I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
And then on down the road
Comes another mistake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
I'm bummin'
We can ride the bus all around
In this town
I'm on it
We can fall asleep on the ground
By the sound
I want it
Picture perfect
Matted and framed
With my name right on it
14 karat gold
You can have my life - I'm sad
Broken downtown down on Wedgewood & 8th
Yeah, I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
And then on down the road
Comes another mistake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
Broken downtown down on Wedgewood & 8th
Yeah, I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
I've been burning in the sun
And I'm barely awake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
I'm bummin'
I can't afford this bummin', no
I can't afford this bummin', no
I can't afford this bummin', no
I can't afford this bummin', no
So take this life you gave me
Save me from vices, oh
I can't afford this bummin', no
I'm in a crisis, oh
So take this life you gave me
Save me from my vices
I'm bummin'
I'm bummin'
Broken downtown down on Wedgewood & 8th
Yeah, I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
And then on down the road
Comes another mistake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
I can't afford this afford this bummin', no
I'm in a crisis, oh
I'm bummin'!
So take this life you gave me
Save me from my vices
You can have the beat in my heart
You can be my light - pizzazz
You can be my spark in the dark
I'll become one
So no more frigid nights in the cold
I would fall asleep in the lawn
Til the sun rose 14 karat gold
You can have my life - I'm sad
And I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
And then on down the road
Comes another mistake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
I'm bummin'
In this town
I'm on it
We can fall asleep on the ground
By the sound
I want it
Picture perfect
Matted and framed
With my name right on it
14 karat gold
You can have my life - I'm sad
Yeah, I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
And then on down the road
Comes another mistake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
Yeah, I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
I've been burning in the sun
And I'm barely awake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
I'm bummin'
I can't afford this bummin', no
I can't afford this bummin', no
I can't afford this bummin', no
Save me from vices, oh
I can't afford this bummin', no
I'm in a crisis, oh
So take this life you gave me
Save me from my vices
I'm bummin'
I'm bummin'
Yeah, I'm bleeding like a heartache
And ready to break
And then on down the road
Comes another mistake
Try to hide as I might
I can't quite get it right
I'm bummin'
I can't afford this afford this bummin', no
I'm in a crisis, oh
I'm bummin'!
So take this life you gave me
Save me from my vices
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I think it's about how he's a "bum," (duh, ik) and not doing anything. He's trying to get out of it, but can't figure out how. He's begging God to save him.