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