Oxen Hope

You sent me off without a warning
 Wasn't just a threat and man, that was no joke
 Did you know you'd struck the final blow
 To my faithful oxen hope?
 We thought we knew we wanted what we had
 But you busted your side of the yoke
 So I left with almost nothing but a gaping hole
 Yes, I did, I really went for broke
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 No matter how much I weigh, like a boxer I train
 Seems like the future's always gonna have it's way of
 Knocking me down, should I fold or spread
 My fortune hand on this hard rock bed?
 And I don't question, no, I don't doubt
 Now that I've tried living with and without
 That was a hard, hard muscle to grow
 And harder still to let it go
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 We'd both commandeered a ship or two
 We had our fun, yeah, we had a few
 And the wheels spun around and the water flowed
 We were in here deep before we felt the cold
 And the rides we rode, they had danger in
 We thought we could last, we were really strong swimmers but
 We got flooded, yes, we got rolled
 And we both went down soon as you cut the rope
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 I've been wondering lately if ever I'll find
 Someone to hold me like he once held mine
 Should I give up or should I keep on trying?
 Should I move on or should I keep on lying to myself
 By saying it's all better this way
 But all the life is gone, I want to stay
 Now I've grown up, yes I am ages older
 And I can feel that bearing down upon my shoulders