[Verse 1]
I’ve been up and down and around and ’round and back again
I’ve been so many places I can’t remember where or when
And my only boss was the clock on the wall and my only friend
Never really was a friend at all

[Chorus]
Well I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less
Lost my deals in that long tunnel of time
And I've turned inside out and ’round about and back and then
I found myself right back where I started again

[Verse 2]
Once I had myself a million now I’ve only got a dime
The difference don’t seem quite as bad today
With a nickel or million I was searchin’ all the time
For something that I’d never lost or left behind

[Chorus]
Well I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less
Lost my deals in that long tunnel of time
And I've turned inside out and ’round about and back and then
I found myself right back where I started again

[Verse 3]
And now I’m in my second circle and I’m headin’ for the top
I’ve learned a lot of things along the way
I’ll be careful while I’m climbin' ’cause it hurts alot to drop
But when you’re down nobody gives a damn anyway
[Chorus x2]
Well I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less
Lost my deals in that long tunnel of time
And I've turned inside out and ’round about and back and then
I found myself right back where I started again