Builders and Collectors

I've been building
I've been collecting
Standard issue, middle class
I've been counting, hours working
Time consuming, taking out the trash

But I'm the coward and you're the clown
Digging ditches in the middle ground
Crossing wire, you break the chain
I know you gamble, but will you think?

I've been stumbling
I've been praying
Standard issue, middle class
I've been drinking, hours destroying,
Time consuming, living in the trash
I'm the clown and you're gone
You've been taking sober, couldn't stand the fun
Digging ditches in the middle ground,
How could you miss a voice so loud?

I've been building
I've been collecting
Standard issue, middle class
I've been counting, hours working
Time consuming, taking out the trash

Taking out the trash
Taking out the trash
Taking out the trash
Taking out the trash