Pawn Shop Blues Well, I didn't know it would come to this But that's what happens When you're on your own And you're alright letting nice things go Well, I pawned the earrings that you gave me Gold and made of flowers dangling And I almost cried as I sold them all I don't mind living on bread and oranges, no, no But I gotta get to and from where I come And it's gonna take money to go, oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh In the name of higher consciousness I let the best man I knew go 'Cause it's nice to love and be loved But it's better to know all you can know I said it's nice to love and be loved But I'd rather know what God knows, oh no, oh no, oh no I can do this once more, no man can keep me together Been broken since I was born Well, I didn't know it would come to this But that's what happens When you're on your own And you're alright letting nice things go