It was the typical blues, it was more bad news   I was walkin' down a dirty street   Saw a man I knew some years before   On the corner where the losers meet      He had rags on his back, as a matter of fact   Had a cold look on his face   He was standin' in line, groanin' words for the kind   As I passed I could hear him say, he said      "Don't live your life by the dollar sign   Live life to the limit, that's the bottom line   No guarantees what tomorrow will bring   Be the best at what you are, it's all a little insane"      Breakin' loose, breakin' the chain   You never know what the future will bring   Breakin' loose, breakin' the spell   I tried a part, now I'm playin' it well      Professional man, had the world in his hands   He arrived in the finest cars   He posted up his lifetime success   Every night at his favorite bar      He got off the track, he never looked back   He's an upper class renegade   Now he ain't got a dime, just his peace of mind   And he knows that he's got it made      Breakin' loose, breakin' the chain   You never know what the future will bring   Breakin' loose, breakin' the spell   I tried a part, now I'm playin' it well      Breakin' loose, emotional bruise   That's enough, it's time to go through   Breakin' loose, cut the line   It don't matter what your money can buy      Breakin' loose, breakin' the chain   You never know what the future will bring   Breakin' loose, breakin' the spell   I tried a part, now I'm playin' it well      Breakin' loose, emotional bruise   The house on the hill in a financial noose   Breakin' loose, cut the line   It don't matter what your money can buy   Oh breakin' loose