Todd Snider - Easy Money lyrics

he tried to look like he had a little bit of money

a grifter with a southern drawl

well i could tell right away by the the way he was looking

that this boy was not begging to crawl

at least a junkie knows what he needs

he'll get a man all strung out on green

he'll give up everything he's got for just one shot of having it all

he took every cent of his savings

on a trip to the local track

he got a tip from a friend bet it all down to win

on a horse named heart attack

well now he ain't no fool boys he didn't bet it all

so everything was cool when that horse took a fall

but then he turned around and throwed the rest

trying to win it all back

COURUS

he wants that easy money

it's sad but it's true

everybody wants the most they can possibly get

for the least they could possibly do

they want that easy money

i don't understand

if you sceem and you plan you can't get your hands

on no easy money

now she's been watching him from the table

not to soft but not tough

she figured by the money he'd been throwing around

that he was damned shure good looking enough

so she made her way over she shout him a wink

he took his last five bucks and bought her a drink

by the time they hit the motel six

they figured they were in love love love love

CHOURUS

she loved that easy money...

now it must have been about two weeks later

he get a call from a business friend

who got a shure fire steel of investment deal

and honey guess what he's gonna let both of us in

so they took all of their savings out of the bank

and on the way home they stopped to gas up the tank

she stepped in for some ciggs and she never saw that fucker again

CHOURUS

he got that easy money...