I heard I lost itnOn the grapevinenI must admitnI had a great timenThere are words for people like menBut I don't think there's very manynnI've gained the world then lost my soulnMaybe it's cause I'm getting oldnAll the people that I knownHave gained the world then lost their soulsnnThere's no persuasion that I'm intonI've made some sense of what we've been throughnWe should form a new foundationnIf we could find the right locationnnIs it preynOn displaynI'm feeling wellnnI've gained the world then lost my soulnMaybe it's cause I'm getting oldnAll the people that I knownHave gained the world then lost their soulsnI've gained the world then lost my soulnMaybe it's cause I'm getting oldnAll the people that I knownHave gained the world then lost their souls