Easy Money-Todd Snider

[ti:Easy Money] [ar:Todd Snider] [al:That Was Me: The Best Of Todd ] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Easy Money - Todd Snider [00:09.60]He tried to look like he had a little bit of money [00:12.91] [00:14.41]A grifter with a southern drawl [00:17.30] [00:18.31]Well I could tell right away by the way he was runnin' [00:22.93]That the boy was just a beggin' to crawl [00:26.62] [00:28.49]At least a junkie knows what he needs [00:32.08] [00:32.83]You get a man all strung out on green [00:36.78]He'll give up everything he's got [00:39.02]For just a one shot at havin' it all [00:42.84] [00:45.85]He took every last cent of his savings [00:50.29]On a trip to the local track [00:53.55] [00:54.56]He had a tip from a friend bet it all down to win [00:59.31]On a horse named heart attack [01:02.62] [01:04.06]Well now he ain't no fool boys he didn't bet it all [01:08.43]So everything was cool when that horse took a fall [01:12.60]But then he turned around and blew the rest [01:15.89]Trying to win it all back [01:18.58] [01:20.26]He wanted easy money [01:25.65]It's sad but it's true [01:28.13] [01:29.63]Everybody wants the most they can possibly get [01:35.13]For the least they can possibly do [01:38.58]They want that easy money [01:43.63]I don't understand [01:45.83] [01:47.51]God they scheme and they plan [01:50.32]But they can't get their hands on no easy money [01:55.63] [01:57.57]Now she'd been watching him from her table [02:02.06]Not too soft but not too tough [02:05.37] [02:06.58]Well she figured by the money he'd been throwing around [02:11.33]That he was damn sure good-looking enough [02:15.70]So she worked her way over [02:18.65]She shot him a wink [02:20.22]He took his last five bucks [02:22.92]He bought her a drink [02:24.61]By the time they hit the Motel 6 [02:28.12]They figured they was in love (love love love) [02:32.34]She loved that easy money [02:37.49]It's sad but it's true [02:39.87] [02:41.56]Everybody wants the most they can possible get [02:47.04]For the least they can possibly do [02:50.80]They want that easy money [02:55.48]I don't understand [02:57.60] [02:59.48]Lord God they scheme and they plan [03:02.10]But they can't get their hands on that easy money [03:07.50]Tell it like it is all right [03:09.93] [03:46.01]It must have been about two weeks later [03:49.26] [03:50.27]He got a call from a business friend [03:53.49] [03:54.55]Who'd found a sure-fire steal of an investment deal [03:59.08]And honey guess what He's gonna let both of us in [04:02.47] [04:03.47]So they took all their savings out of the bank [04:08.17]And on the way home they stopped to gas up the tank [04:12.37]She stepped in for some cigs [04:14.62]And she never saw the f**ker again [04:18.48] [04:19.98]He got that easy money [04:24.29] [04:25.17]It's sad but it's true [04:28.38]Everybody wants the most they can possible get [04:33.76] [04:34.39]For the least they can possibly do [04:38.20]He thinks it's easy money [04:42.61] [04:43.23]I don't understand [04:47.05]You scheme and you plan [04:49.68]You ain't got your hands on no easy money [04:54.08] [04:56.51]You scheme and you plan [04:58.58]You ain't got your hands on no easy money