Money Owns Me Lyrics

Passion Level: 8
Motivation Level: 10

This is a song I wrote a few months ago that is becoming more real to me every day. It seems that every day and every moment is spent chasing or planning around money. We can't afford to stay home with our families or spend our time doing the things we want to do because we have to put that time into our jobs. No one forces us to, but we can't afford not to. And we put all that time and effort into a job that barely gives us enough money to survive or sometimes doesn't even give us enough to get by. At the end of the day we're lucky to get a thank you, yet we have no choice but to keep going back and doing the work. Have you ever felt like money is controlling your life instead of you?

Money Owns Me

You can try to stay strong
You can try to work hard
But no matter what you do
You won't get too far
And if you catch some big break
Save that money away
Anything you get for free
Will be taken away

Money owns me I'm its slave
Chasing me down to my grave
Because money makes the world go 'round
Hard work don't give no guarantees
Life ain't cheap and it ain't free
Because money makes the world go 'round
Yes it does

Getting paid by the hour
Takes up all of my time
It's a shame to spend a life
Away for a dime
'Cause at the end of the day
It's never really enough
There are still bills to pay
I just don't have enough

Money owns me I'm its slave
Chasing me down to my grave
Because money makes the world go 'round
Hard work don't give no guarantees
Life ain't cheap and it ain't free
Because money makes the world go 'round
Yes it does

Try not to spend it
But it's so hard to save it
Worship that dollar
Work hard, blue collar

(chorus)

(c) Elizabeth Marion, 2011

~Eliza