Easy Money

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 runnin'

That the boy was just a beggin' to crawl

At least a junkie knows what he needs

You get a man all strung out on greed

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

He took every last cent of his savings

On a trip to the local track

He had 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 blew the rest

Trying to win it back

He wanted easy money

It's sad but it's true

Everybody wants the most they can possibly get

For the least they can possibly do

They want that easy money

I don't understand

God they scheme and they plan

But they can't get their hands

On no easy money

Now she'd been watching him from a table

Not too soft but not too tough

Well she figured by the money he'd been throwing around

That he was damned sure good looking enough

So she worked her way over, she shot him a wink

He took his last five bucks, he bought her a drink

By the time they hit the Motel Six

They figured they was in love, love, love, love

She loved that easy money

It's sad but it's true

Everybody wants the most they can possibly get

For the least they can possibly do

They want that easy money

I don't understand

Lord god, they scheme and they plan

But they can't get their hands

On that easy money

It must have been about two weeks later

He got a call from a business friend

Who'd found a sure fire steal of an investment deal

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

So they took all her 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 the fucker again

He got that easy money

It's sad but it's true

Everybody wants the most they can possibly get

For the least they can possibly do

He thinks it's easy money

He don't understand

If you scheme and you plan

You ain't got your hands

On no easy money

You scheme and you plan

You ain't got your hands

On no easy money