For thirty odd years I was a newspaper man
Made my living with a pen and a pad
God, I miss the smell of paper and the ink on my hands
Been back from the desert for a year or so
I left more in that sand than you'll ever know
Another war was waiting for me when I got back home
In the name of the flag some gave their lives
I'm still living, yeah, semper fi
Well that's my story, what else can I say
Hey, hey
I got a lot to give, say can you see
I'm still breathing and my heart still beats
They took the car but they left the lease
Does anybody want what's left of me
Boarded up the house, they left the keys
Foreclosed on my city, rolled up these streets
But I ain't checking out I still got my dreams
Does anybody want what's left of me
Hey, hey, hey, hey
They call us 'Dirty Harry' we're a punk rock band
Why they sold us C B G B's I don't understand
All that's left now are the T-shirts and they come from Japan
I sold my drums to make ends meet
The band broke up we had to eat
It's the same old shit, it just happens more these days
Hey, hey
I got a lot to give, say can you see
I'm still breathing and my heart still beats
They took the car but they left the lease
Does anybody want whats left of me
Boarded up the house they left the keys
Foreclosed on my city, rolled up these streets
But I ain't checking out I still got my dreams
Does anybody want whats left of me
Hey, hey, hey, hey
I'm a teacher, I'm a farmer, I'm a union man
It's getting hard to make a living in this heartland
We ain't working in our factories
All our jobs went overseas
Hey, hey
Does anybody want, does anybody want
Does anybody want what's left of me
I got a lot to give, say can you see
I'm still breathing and my heart still beats
They took the car but they left the lease
Does anybody want what's left of me
Does anybody want to buy or rent
Take a chance or place a bet
I ain't checking out I still got my dreams
Does anybody want what's left of me
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Does anybody want, does anybody want
Does anybody want what's left of me
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Does anybody want, does anybody want
Does anybody want what's left of me
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Back from the desert for a year or so/I left more in the sand than you’ll ever know
Telling the story of a dejected war hero struggling to convince the world that he still has plenty to offer after returning home to a boarded-up house and repossessed car, “What’s Left of Me” then drifts into South Park territory with an unintentionally amusing protest of ‘they took our jobs‘; [LISTEN].
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