I was walking
down the street
when out the corner
of my eye
I saw a pretty
little thing
approaching me
She said
I never seen a man
who looks so all alone
Oh could you use
a little company
If you could pay
the right price
your evening will be nice
and you can go
and send me
on my way
I said
You're such a sweet
young thing
why you do this
to yourself
She looked at me
and this is what she said
Oh there ain't no rest
for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
There ain't nothing
in this world for free
Oh no I can't slow down
I can't hold back
Though you know
I wish I could
Oh no there ain't no rest
for the wicked
until we close our eyes
for good
Not even
fifteen minutes later
I'm still walking
down the street
when I saw the shadow
of a man
creep out of sight
And then he swept up
from behind
he put a gun
up to my head
He made it clear
he wasn't looking
for a fight
He said
Give me all you've got
I want your money
not your life
but if you try
to make a move
I won't think twice
I told him
You can have my cash
but first you know
I gotta ask
What made you
want to live this
kind of life
He said
There ain't no rest
for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
There ain't nothing
in this world for free
Oh no I can't slow down
I can't hold back
Though you know
I wish I could
Oh no there ain't no rest
for the wicked
until we close our eyes
for good
Well now
a couple hours passed
and I was sitting
in my house
The day was winding down
and coming to an end
And so I turned on the TV
and flipped it over
to the news
And what I saw
I almost couldn't comprehend
I saw a preacher man in cuffs
he'd taken money
from the church
He'd stuffed his bank account
with righteous dollar bills
But even still
I can't say much
because I know
we're all the same
Oh yes we all seek out
to satisfy those thrills
You know
there ain't no rest
for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
We got bills to pay
we got mouths to feed
There ain't nothing
in this world for free
Oh no we can't slow down
we can't hold back
Though you know
we wish we could
Oh no there ain't no rest
for the wicked
until we close our eyes
for good