# MONEY NEVER MADE LOVE

# MONEY NEVER MADE LOVE The rain came down like silver On a road too dark to name. She wore the night like velvet, I wore yesterday's blame. She smiled beneath the thunder, Like she'd heard my pockets cry. Said, *"Funny how the empty hands Still know where to find mine."* I laughed into the moonlight, Poured the last of what remained. She said, *"Whiskey never made a fire... It only knew the flame."* Money never made love... It only bought the room. Love's the stubborn candle Still dancing after noon. Money counts the footsteps... Love forgets the miles. One keeps chasing numbers... One keeps chasing smiles. Money never made love... It only learned the cost. Love keeps finding kingdoms In the things the world has lost. --- She stole my coat at sunrise, Said it fit her better anyway. Lord... Some women borrow sweaters... Mine borrowed yesterday. We wandered without compass, Without somewhere left to be. Funny how the roads worth taking Never charged a fee. She asked me, *"What you saving?"* I answered, *"Probably my pride."* She whispered, *"Then spend it here beside me... It earns more by my side."* Money never made love... It only dressed the bed. Love's the whispered promise Neither one of us has said. Money builds the doorway... Love becomes the home. Funny how two wandering hearts Can make a kingdom roam. Money never made love... It only bought the wine. Love kept filling empty glasses Long after closing time. --- The stars were counting something Neither banker ever could. The trees kept all their riches Buried deep beneath the wood. She laid her head upon me Like midnight finding rain. Lord... Some debts are paid in silence... Some profits bloom in pain. She traced slow circles on my hand, Softer than a prayer. Funny how forever Can fit inside a moment shared. Gold's just lonely sunlight Forgotten by the dawn. Time's the only fortune Nobody hangs upon. Every clock keeps borrowing From a heart it cannot own. Every kiss keeps proving Nothing precious stands alone. --- Money never made love... It only learned to leave. Love keeps growing gardens Where the world sees empty fields. Money fills the pockets... Love fills up the soul. Funny how the richest people Still can feel alone. Money never made love... It only named the price. Love was already waiting... Long before we could afford the lights.