Sold My Soul

Well, somebody found it somewhere At an old flea market fair With no number on the tag Let it go for half a dollar Well, they didn't even bother To wrap it up inside a bag I was drinkin' gasoline In a half price limousine Watching TV in the back When much to my surprise When I hit Channel 5 Nearly had a heart attack I sold my soul somewhere so long ago Oh, I didn't think too much at the time I was young and I didn't know Oh, 'til I saw it late one night On the antique road show Expert collectors to appraise, oh Well, the trip that I was on Like a re-run marathon Of blue days and black nights Where the Marlboro Angels play For the men like birds of prey 'Neath the masthead burning bright I saw it on display Like imitation Faberge Ogled by the mid-life herds Yeah, the signal came on through Like a bad dream come true Leaves you at a loss for words I sold my soul somewhere so long ago Oh, I didn't think too much at the time I was young and I didn't know Oh, 'til I saw it late one night On the antique road show Like looking into my own grave, oh Now I'm commercial grade Fit for the Wall Street trade Swimming with the price of gold Commemoration baseball cards Courtesy of Scotland Yard Dug up from the days of old Ring mottled cathedral glass Hand-written Leaves of Grass Certified and guaranteed Well, they're throwing it all away I may get it back some day They just can never see What it could mean to me I sold my soul somewhere so long ago Oh, I didn't think too much at the time I was young and I didn't know Oh, 'til I saw it late one night On the antique road show Oh, just to see what I could raise, oh So what's it gonna be? You want a piece of me? Could it help to ease the pain? Can you tell me so? 'Cause I'd like to know If you have been entertained By a funeral song For even half as long As your attention span allows Can you tell me so? 'Cause I'd like to know If you have been entertained