A Bit Of My Soul

I used to belong to myself
things were simple then
now You've got almost all of me
and I don't know how or when

You rummaged around in my heart
You screwed me up in the head
You took the person I once was
and left only a bit of me instead

but how kind You were
how thoughtful and nice
to not leave me totally bare

You allowed me
a bit of my soul
and -- funny -- I think that's fair

locked up in my cage
I used to be free
now I'm out in the open
and I don't belong to me

a bit of my soul
that's all I still own
won't get the rest back
it wasn't a loan

but how kind You were
how thoughtful and nice
to not leave an empty hole

I relinquished to You
my heart and my mind
but I've still got a bit of my soul.

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