The old man in the underground With his back against the wall He sits still with his head down And a cardboard sign with a desperate call I've got a wallet full of cash But all my dreams have gone to ash And I'm not sure who these tears are for Eastbound to Broadview Already miss you and Nobody'd know it From lookin' at the sky Cause the weather doesn't change Just cause things are feelin' strange So I will take this break in the clouds as My permission My permission Oh I will take this break in the clouds as A moment that I can breathe I think that's what I need My permission My permission My permission A moment that I can breathe I think that's what I need, mmm All the time in the world on a silver platter Well isn't that all you've ever asked for? Cause all you've ever asked for is here But in the rearview mirror Is the place you thought you were goin' Then suddenly what matters Isn't on that silver platter And you feel like you've been tricked And your thoughts can make you sick Now you're lookin' to the sky thinkin' It's a win if I get by So I will take this break in the clouds as My permission My permission Oh I will take this break in the clouds as A moment that I can breathe I think that's what I need My permission My permission My permission A moment that I can breathe A moment that I can breathe I think that's what I need I think that's what I need I think that's what I need I think that's what I need I think that's what I need I think that's what I need My permission My permission I think that's what I need