Pieces of a Man

Jagged jigsaw pieces

Tossed about the room

I saw my grandma sweepin'

With her old straw broom

But she didn't what she was doin'

She could hardly understand

That she was really sweepin' up

Pieces of a manI saw my daddy greet the mailman

And I heard the mailman say

"now don't you take this letter to heart now Jimmy

Cause they've laid off nine others today"

But he didn't know what he was saying

He could hardly understand

That he was only talkin' to

Pieces of a manI saw the thunder and heard the lightnin'!

And felt the burden of his shame

And for some unknown reason

He never turned my wayPieces of that letter

Were tossed about that room

And now I hear the sound of sirens

Come knifing through the gloom

But they don't know what they are doing

They could hardly understand

That they're only arrestin'

Pieces of a manI saw him go to pieces

I saw him go to pieces

He was always such a good man

He was always such a strong strong man

Yeah, I saw him go to pieces

I saw him go to pieces"