Ry CooderThe Very Thing That Makes You Rich |
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My father told me, lying on his bed of death,
Boy, he says, woman she’s gonna make it, don’t fool yourself ‘cause she’s got something to make a man lay that money, uh, right in her hand And the very thing that makes her rich will make you poor The very thing that makes her rich will make you poor That’s right!
Well, I put you behind the wheel of a deuce and a quarter, yes I did
Don’t you never ever make such a bad mistake
Money won’t change it, no no… |