I've been wound up so tight today
Somebody said I couldn't sing
Does he have something to say
Or is getting in the way his thing
I don't mean to be angry
I won't let it confuse me
I won't allow the monkey-man
To simply try and use me
I've been soul searching
Out in the cold
Gold mining
In the pits of my soul
My hidden treasure
Will give me so much pleasure
And the monkey-man behind his bench
I'm gonna loosen my ties with a monkey-wrench
With a monkey-wrench
With a monkey-wrench
With a monkey-wrench
All tied up
I feel I've been done over
Get that monkey off of my back
I won't be no pushover
'Cause everybody can cast a spell
We all got a story
So let it out, it's yours to tell
When you tell it be sure you tell it well
Soul searching
Digging deep inside
Gold mining
In the fields of my mind
I've been soul searching
Out in the cold
Gold mining
In the pits of my soul
Nuts and bolts
Don't give an inch
Loosen up
With a monkey-wrench
Nuts and bolts
Don't give an inch
Loosen up
With a monkey-wrench
Soul searching, soul searching, soul searching
Soul searching, soul searching, soul searching