Written by - Jim & Ingrid Croce
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:
I`ve traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less
Lost my ideals in that long tunnel of time
I`ve turned inside out and around about and back and then
Found myself right back where I started again
Once I had myself a million, now I`ve only got a dime
The diff`rence don`t seem quite as bad today
With a nickel or a million, I was searching all the time
For something that I never lost or left behind
Chorus
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 a lot to drop
And when your down nobody gives a damn anyway