Pawn Shop Preacher

[Verse 1]
I hang on the wall between a watch and a ring Price tag dangling from a rusted G-string Seventy bucks is all that I'm worth But I've seen the heaven and I've seen the earth I was bought in Nashville in '94 Played the Grand Ole Opry and the troubadour Fingers bled on my fretboard neck Now I'm just waiting for a bouncing check

[Chorus]
I'm a Pawn Shop Preacher with a wooden soul Tell you stories that take their toll From the spotlight glare to the dusty case I've seen the tears on a loser's face Strum me once and you'll hear the truth The faded glory of a wasted youth I got songs in me that scream and shout But I'm just waiting for you to bail me out

[Verse 2]
A lady sold me to pay the rent Crying her eyes out over where the money went A kid picked me up and played "Smoke on the Water" Tried to impress the shop owner's daughter I've been a lover, I've been a friend I've been the means to a bitter end Scratches on my body map out the pain Waiting for the sunshine, soaked in the rain

[Chorus]
I'm a Pawn Shop Preacher with a wooden soul Tell you stories that take their toll From the spotlight glare to the dusty case I've seen the tears on a loser's face Strum me once and you'll hear the truth The faded glory of a wasted youth I got songs in me that scream and shout But I'm just waiting for you to bail me out

[Bridge]
Take me home, tune me up Pour some whiskey in a cup Let me sing one last song Before everything goes wrong

[Guitar Solo - Resonator Slide]

[Outro]
Sold. To the man in the hat. Play me the blues.