Everything is Broken

Bob Dylan "Everything is Broken" LIVE 14 Nov 1999 Worcester Massachusetts from the 1989 Oh Mercy album
Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour Band, a term he was not overly fond of

Tony Garnier 1989 onwards (bass)
David Kemper 1996-2001 (drums & percussion)
Larry Campbell 1997-2004 (guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
Charlie Sexton 1999-2002 (guitar)


"Everything is Broken" - Bob Dylan (1989)

Listed below are the official lyrics. In the live concert, extra lines include "Broken leaves/on broken trees/ Broken ships/ sailing on broken seas" with Bob's enunciation at times, a bit broken 

Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken

Broken bottles, broken plates,
Broken switches, broken gates,
Broken dishes, broken parts,
Streets are filled with broken hearts
Broken words never meant to be spoken,
Everything is broken

Seem like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hit the ground

Broken cutters, broken saws,
Broken buckles, broken laws,
Broken bodies, broken bones,
Broken voices on broken phones
Take a deep breath, feel like you're chokin',
Everything is broken

Every time you leave and go off someplace
Things fall to pieces in my face

Broken hands on broken ploughs,
Broken treaties, broken vows,
Broken pipes, broken tools,
People bending broken rules
Hound dog howling, bull frog croaking,
Everything is broken