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Makin' Music For Money
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Jimmy Buffett
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By: Alex Harvey
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1974
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When I woke up this mornin'
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I was tired as I could be
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I think I was countin' my money
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When I should a' been countin' sheep
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My agent he just called me
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And told me what I should be
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If I would make my music for money
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Instead of makin' music for me
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Chorus:
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I said, "I know that this may sound funny
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But money don't mean nothin' to me
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I won't make my music for money
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No, I'm gonna make my music for me"
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He said, "The people only buy the love songs
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Rock ' Roll and not too long"
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He said, "Son you got to be commercial
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If you want to turn the people on"
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And I said, "Turnin' on the people
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Now that's a beautiful place to be
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But if I spend my time makin' them up a rhyme
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Well, who's gonna turn on me?"
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Well now I went up to Country
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And I'll tell you all about the scene
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I found a place with much charm and much grace
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That wasn't touched by the music machine
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Whoa, the people were havin' a good time
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Makin' music all day long
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And nobody cared if they ever got paid
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One penny for playin' a song
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Repeat Chorus:
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Whoa, I know...
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