Lady in albania works for 50 cents a day

Like her momma's momma did

And if she tried to leave they'd surely shoot her dead

Right here in my own backyard

There's a little boy who's face is scarred

His daddy says he fell from a tree

'Cause that's what his own daddy said when that little boy was he



Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle



Mr. Smith he's never there

But nobody seems to care

Mrs. Smith wears diamond rings

And the kids are busy playing with their precious things



Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle that binds us to our destiny



I ask a child on the bus

What will you be when you grow up?

He said "I'll do what my daddy does

Stay at home in bed and get my money every month."



Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle

Break, break the circle that binds us to our destiny




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