So the stories often told How a man sells his soul And how its lost before he knows And all he's left with's a palace of gold He's got more than he needs He's so very hard to please Finds it difficult to be kind Easy to criticize He's so high in his palace of gold The palace of gold The palace of gold He's so high in his palace of gold In the prison of your soul Every man must carry his own load Some men fall And some men fly He's so high in his palace of gold The palace of gold The palace of gold He's so high in his palace of gold The palace of gold The palace of gold He's so high in his palace of gold He's so high in his palace of gold