Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked        (Album: Cage the Elephant)  (2008)

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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,

       Could you use a little company?
If you pay the right price, your evening will be nice,

       &you can go and send me on my way,

I said you’re such a sweet young thing, why’d you do this to yourself?
       She looked at me and this is what she said.

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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.
I know 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 15 minutes later, after walking down the street,

       When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight,

Then he swept up from behind, 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,

       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’ve got to ask,

       What made you want to live this kind of life?…  He said

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Now a couple hours past, and I was sitting in my house,

       the day was winding down and coming to an end,

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 taking money from the church,

       He stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills,

But even still I can’t say much cause I know were all the same,

       Oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills.
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