I got stuck in the middle of a paragraph Broke my pen in the nick of time I don't know if I'd be here right now If I'd finished that fatal line That's no jive Brother I swear I'm happy to be alive And I'll never speak of suicide If everything works out this time I got stuck in the middle of a sentence I couldn't find the right words to say Better still, 'cause there's no forgiveness You come back again with some heavy debts to pay That's okay Cause brother I'm starting to see some things your way So I'll put it off another day I didn't want to anyway I got stuck in the middle of a paragraph Broke my pen in the nick of time I don't know if I'd be here right now If I'd finished that fatal line