I was temporarily blind by a neon dollar sign
It pacified my mind and whispered things are fine
Said boy  if you wanna heal just sign this paper deal
You'll never have to beg  no  you'll never have to steal

But when that giving tree stops giving
I've gotta get back to living  living like I did before
With a mattress on the floor and no food in my kitchen
I gotta get back to living like I did before
Living like I did before

Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Whatever you can get

Down in the city streets grows a giving tree

Out of solid stone  mortared by my bone
And watered by my tears  strengthened by my fears
It's gonna grow strong  it's gonna live long
Gonna haunt me for years

But when that giving tree stops giving
I've gotta get back to living  living like I did before

With a mattress on the floor and no food in my kitchen
I gotta get back to living like I did before

Living like I did before

Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Whatever you can get

It's beautiful fruit seems ripe at ground level
It's dangerous roots lead straight down to the devil
Lead straight down to the devil
Lead straight down to the devil
Lead straight down to the devil

When that giving tree stops giving
I've gotta get back to living  living like I did before

With a mattress on the floor and no food in my kitchen
I gotta get back to living like I did before
Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get

Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Trading one pound of gold for now ten pounds of flesh
You gotta sell this old soul for whatever you can get
One pound of gold  ten pounds of flesh

Sell this old soul  ever you can get
Like I did before
One pound of gold  ten pounds of flesh
Sell this old soul  ever you can get
Like I did before
One pound of gold  ten pounds of flesh
Gonna sell this old soul for whatever you can get
One pound of gold  ten pounds of flesh
Gonna sell this old soul for whatever you can get
Like I did before