I've been up and down around and around and back again I've been so many places I can't remember where or when And my only boss was a clock on the wall and my only friend Never really was a friend at all I've traded love for pennies I've sold my soul for less Lost my deals in that long tunnel of time I've turned inside out around about and back and then Found myself right back where I started again Once I had myself a million now I only got a dime But the difference don't seem quite so bad today Now with a nickel or a million I was searchin' all the time For something that I'd never lost or left behind I've traded love for pennies I sold my soul for less... [ guitar ] Now I'm in my second circle and I'm headin' for the top And I've learned a lot of things along the way I'll be careful while I'm climbin' cause it hurts a lot to drop And when you're down nobody gives a damn anyway I've traded love for pennies I sold my soul for less...