VERSE 1 Coffee ring faded on a coupon page Wonderin’ what bill we can afford not to pay Work boots sittin’ by the back screen door Tryin’ to figure out how to make a little more On my way to work, same morning drive He pulled up in a new truck at the light I saw my face in those big shiny rims And heard my daddy’s words again SPOKEN TAG You can’t mess with money. CHORUS Some folks buy a brand-new truck I’m still payin’ on mine Some folks always go out for supper And drink expensive wine I’m countin’ gas and groceries Stretchin’ every dollar ain’t funny Lord, when folks can live like that You can’t mess with money VERSE 2 Saturday fishin’ on the creek bank Saw that big house up on the hill Bass boat shinin’ by a three-car garage Like a picture of a life I’m workin’ toward still I cast out my line on this ol’ Zebco Watched that orange cork drift, thinkin’, where’d I go wrong I’ve worked hard all my life, Lord knows But some folks ride where others row BRIDGE I ain’t askin’ for a mansion Or my name up in lights Just a little room to breathe And sleep a little better at night Some folks spend it easy Most folks count every dime Just tryin’ to make it till Friday Then I grin and hear Daddy one more time SPOKEN TAG You can’t mess with money. FINAL CHORUS Some folks buy a brand-new truck I’m still payin’ on mine Some folks always go out for supper And drink expensive wine I’m countin’ gas and groceries Stretchin’ every dollar ain’t funny Lord, when folks can live like that You can’t mess with money TAG / OUTRO I ain’t mad, I just know Some folks reap what others sow I shake my head, smile kinda funny Daddy was right… You can’t mess with money.
