Sold American

Faded, jaded, fallin' cowboy star

Pawn shops itchin' for your old guitar

Where you goin', God only knows

The sequins have fallen from your clothes

Once you heard the Opry crowd applaud

Now you're hanging out at Fourth and Broad

On the rain wet sidewalk, remembering the time

When coffee with a friend was still a dime

And everything's been sold American

The early times is finished

And the want ads all are red

Everyone's been sold American

Been dreamin' dreams in a roll away bed

Writin' down your memoirs

On some window in the frost

Roulette eyes reflectin' another mornin' lost

Hauled in by the metro for killin' time with pain

With a singin', brave men screamin'

Through your veins

And everything's been sold American

The lonely night is mornin'

For the death it never dies

Everyone's been sold American

Don't let me catch you laughin'

When the jukebox cries

You told me you were born so much

Higher than life

But I seen the faded pictures

Of your children and your wife

Now they're fumblin' through your wallet

And they're tryin' to find your name

It's almost like they raised the price of fame

And everything's been sold American

No place to go in brother

No place to stay

Everyone's been sold American

Just that golden greyhound

Roll your soul away