Above is Tim Miller’s live version of Love Your Broken Home. He flew in from Texas just to sing at one of our happy hour events. It was an amazing evening.
During the event, a young man, just 13 years old, wrote this short letter and handed it to me on the way out.
Jut 13 years old folks. And, if he is lucky, maybe his family will get the $2,000 for having their home illegally stolen from them.
Studio version of Tim’s song below…
Thank you Tim!
Writing for the next release – here’s the latest. Best viewed at 1080p HD. For more info: http://www.timmiller.com.
A little while back I listened to an interview on the radio involving predatory lending practices. On one side, they had a family on the verge of being homeless because of these predatory practices. On the other side, they interviewed a twenty something year old lender.
Essentially, this family trusted the lender and was taken advantage of. The family was persuaded to lock in a variable rate loan because of its “favorable” terms. Because of the “favorable” terms, of course, the lender told the family they could borrow much more money than, in reality, the family should have.
The lender prospered by exploiting families like this – actually saying in the interview how he and buddies would fly to Vegas, go to the best clubs, etc. etc.
Not surprisingly, the family’s home was foreclosed after their interest rate reset according to the terms of the loan.
The interview had a profound effect on me and inspired me to write a song about this American tragedy.
I stopped by producer/engineer Chris Bell’s place and we ran it down using his Canon 7D camera.
LOVE, YOUR BROKEN HOME
By: Tim Miller © 2010
VERSE 1:
I’M IN WITH AN AMERICAN WHORE
I LAID DOWN WHEN YOU SAID HEY SIR,
YOU COULD HAVE SO MUCH MORE
GOT ME RIGHT TO THE LINE
A GENTLE NUDGE BEGINS THE FALL
HEY, HOW COME YOU NEVER FELL AT ALL
CHORUS 1:
FOOLISH CHILD, I’M FEELING LIKE A FOOLISH CHILD
HOW YOU PUSHED ME ON, OH THE BULLY HAS A BLINDED PAWN
AND I, I I …
I’M SEEING WHY YOU WERE SO FAST AND LOOSE FOR THE CLOSE
LOVE, YOUR BROKEN HOME
VERSE 2:
HEY SIR SO WISE WITH YOUR BIG DEGREE
I HEAR YOU’RE OUT THERE LIVING LARGE IN SOME VELVET ROPE RED CARPET SCENE
WELL I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A VERY NICE TIME YOU LITTLE SHIT
THEY LOCKED US OUT OF OUR HO– USE WE CAN’T GET IN
CHORUS 2:
FOOLISH CHILD, I’M FEELING LIKE A FOOLISH CHILD
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, OH THE PAPER MAN WON’T LEAVE US ALONE
AND I, I I …
I’M HERE WITH MY FAMILY WE’RE BARELY AFLOAT
LOVE YOUR BROKEN HOME
BRIDGE:
I GUESS I MISREAD YOUR ROLE
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD TELL MY WIFE AND KIDS
IT’S TIME TO GO
CHORUS 3:
FOOLISH CHILD, I’M FEELING LIKE A FOOLISH CHILD
WE’RE ALL ALONE
HEY MISTER IT’S YOUR FAMILY OF PAWNS
AND I, I I …
I AM NOT SURE WHERE YOU THOUGHT WE COULD GO
MY KIDS ARE TRYING TO OPEN UP THEIR FRONT DOOR
HEY FUCK YOU FOR IGNORING MY CALLS
LOVE, YOUR BROKEN HOME
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If a 13 year old gets it, then what does his letter say about the banks, courts and foreclosure mills? A 13 year should be a 13 year old and living the life a teenager. Maybe f/c defense attorneys should be sending a copy of this young man’s letter to the courts, banks and f/c attorneys. Just a thought.
Sad, really sad. No, the song is great, but the story is sad. Hard to believe that the people we elect to watch our backs, don’t. And, what is more, they don’t even seem to care. They are elected for their term and to hell with us. Whatever happened to morality? This is NOT the America I thought I was born into.
The TRUTH is slowly being revealed to mankind Joe Gaffney about just who all of the SELLOUTS TO MANKIND ARE…..HAVE YOUR PEN AND PAPER READY BECA– USE ITS A LONG, HEARTBREAKING AND DISSAPOINTING LIST….!!! DONT TRUST ANYONE…..VERIFY….!