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 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 f**er 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