Money Doesn’t Matter Anymore

(by Paul Guzzone & Michael Sansonia) Money doesn’t matter anymore Money doesn’t matter anymore The canary’s in the coal mine The wolf is at the door And money doesn’t matter anymore Got a message from your boss ‘n it said don’t come in today And when there is no working Then course there is no pay Even when you have no work You still have got to eat So, you go down to the market For some milk n bread n meat You put your hand into your pocket But you know you come up light The owner looks you in the eye And says that it’s alright ‘cause you know… (Chorus repeat) Landlord said i’m sorry But i got to raise your rent The bank is squeezing me For every dollar, dime and cent Plus, i got these other tenants And they haven’t paid their share I know that times are tough for them It aint that i don’t care He’s standing there and shuf-ful-in’ And feeling kind of small So, you pay him both for you, And the old lady down the hall Because the… (Chorus repeat) The boss he pays the worker, worker pays the rent Landlord pays the banker so, the money can be lent Business man he borrows and up the line it goes To the wall street wizards from there nobody knows Maybe to the city, maybe to the state Maybe to the congressman as pork-barrel bait ’Cause the principle imperative of every chief executive Is really most irrational as all these multinationals They gobble up, gobble up, gobble up n’ grow Til they’re bigger than a country Bigger than the earth ‘cause the only thing he cares Is what the bottom line is worth And when his life is over Won’t he be discontented When the devil says, i’m glad you’re here You’re gonna be tormented He’s weepin’ and he’s wailin’ Begging i’m a billionaire The devil’s gonna laugh and tell him Buddy i don’t care Because your (Chorus repeat) © 2020 Triple Z, Inc. (BMI) All rights controlled & administered by Triple Z, Inc.