[Verse 1]
I'm wondering how long I can get by (I can get by)
Seems so wrong but I know I'll be alright (I'll be alright)

[Pre-Chorus]
Only been down for a minute
Feels so long when I'm in it
Holding on to the ticket
Some things are hard to get
Some nights that I regret
But I'm cleaning up the mess

[Chorus]
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
(Put me back together, put me back together)
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
(Put me back together, put me back together)

[Verse 2]
So caught up, I've got my back against the wall (Against the wall)
Losing hope, I'm broke with no one else to call (No one else to call)

[Pre-Chorus]
Some things are hard to get
Some nights that I regret
But I'm cleaning up the mess
[Chorus]
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
(Put me back together, put me back together)
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
(Put me back together, put me back together)
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
(Put me back together, put me back together)
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
(Put me back together, put me back together)

[Interlude]
One to ninety-nine years old
Yeah, we all cry and we all hold on to what we can before it's gone
Yeah, let me get a little technical
You've got to understand, you've gotta love the world
We've gotta work together and make each other whole

[Chorus]
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
(Put me back together, put me back together)
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
(Put me back together, put me back together)

[Outro]
​'Cause we're all just broken people and we don't know why
(We've gotta hold on to what we can before it's gone)
But we're keeping it together ​'cause we gotta try
(We've gotta work together and make each other whole)