Jerry Jeff Walker — I Makes Money Money Dont Make Me

[Chorus] I makes money, money don't make me And that's the way I am and it's plain to see Get it right for yourself Can't put you on a shelf Live and let live, you know it's plain enough There ain't a dollar in this world to make me change my stuff [Verse 1] Now I've met lots of men Who told me when They finally make their first million They're gonna live like kings Gonna try everything And flatter pretty women If they know how to do it Why not get to it Instead of waiting all their life? 'Cause your life is only doing What you think is worth pursuing Instead of waiting all the time [Chorus] I makes money, money don't make me And that's the way I am and it's plain to see Get it right for yourself Can't put you on a shelf Live and let live, you know it's plain enough There ain't a dollar in this world to make me change my stuff [Verse 2] If you find yourself waiting And you know you're hesitating Get your butt off the ground It ain't money or your honey And you know it's kind of funny When it's all boiled down If you want to be the man And you know you certainly can So do it man, you do it, do it, do it, do it Yeah, clothes don't make the man And money won't help you stand Any truer than you're doin' [Chorus] I makes money, money don't make me And that's the way I am and it's plain to see Get it right for yourself Can't put you on a shelf Live and let live, you know it's plain enough There ain't a dollar in this world to make me change my stuff [Verse 3] No you'll never find the ending Of sittin' and pretending You're gonna do it sometime You keep a-knocking on wood Doin' exactly what you should Trying to save enough dimes You build 'em up higher So you can retire To your castle in the blue But you find it's all behind 'Cause it's probably slipped your mind And you're too pooped to toot [Chorus] I makes money, money don't make me And that's the way I am and it's plain to see Get it right for yourself Can't put you on a shelf Live and let live, you know it's plain enough There ain't a dollar in this world to make me change my stuff