Plenty

I'm living with the mistakes I've made

Plenty more where I'm from

I'm robbing Peter so Paul gets paid

Plenty more where I'm from

I've strayed so far from the open road

I've been places my shadow refused to go

I went to school but they called me slow

Plenty more where I'm from

They couldn't teach me what I needed to know

Plenty more where I'm from

My heart still breaks and my throat it swells

Like a dirty lump of coal at the New Year bells

A song of hope to lift my spirits if you please

Or a tale of old rebellion if you dare

I hope I live to see the day and laugh at days like these

Walk the walk of one without a care

I shift the load but I won't shift the blame

Plenty more where I'm from

I respect my neighbour and expect the same

Plenty more where I'm from

I've strayed so far from the open road

I've been places my shadow refused to go

I don't trust what I can't see

Plenty more where I'm from

But I believe in something higher than me

Plenty more where I'm from

My heart still breaks and my throat it swells

Like a dirty lump of coal at the New Year bells