Well i could sing you a song about the happier days But the happier days ain't here String you along in a million ways And only the lies would be clear You need something to believe in, right or wrong You would sell your soul tomorrow for a song Does it seem so very strange That i can't feel like you Or do you feel so only That you cannot see me too Mama, the man you see may not be The man you saw in the boy of me Mama's uptight when she sees me free Well i may not be the man she sees I need something, right or wrong I would sell my soul tomorrow for a song Nice to think you would give up the ship And come a runnin' to me when i'm lonely Sing you a song about the happier days The happier days ain't here String you along in a million ways Only the lies would be clear You need something Right or wrong Yes and you would sell For a song You need something to believe in Right or wrong You would sell your soul tomorrow For a song