Afternoon Matinee: Protest - Money

Performed by Laura Nyro

She said, "I'm young enough

I'm old enough to paint a smile

I tasted heaven and hell

Heaven stay awhile"

Good friend is rare find

Their straight talk can ease your mind

A good pimp's gonna rob you blind

Money, money, money

I feel like a pawn in my own world

I found the system and I lost the pearl

It's breaking me down

Well, you don't wake, you don't shake

You just make the sound

Go round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Bleed a little, bleed a little, bleed a little, bleed a little

Oh, 'til your freedom calls you

Somewhere out children laugh

Like meteors rolling down the grass

Mothers pull the night time in

Calling their children with spoons in the wind

Calling their children with spoons in the wind

Calling their children with spoons in the wind

But not for me

She said, "I'm young enough

I'm old enough in the city machine

Where industries fill the fish full of mercury"

She said, "My struggle hurt but it turned me on

When my revolution came, the chain was gone

On my feet 'til the sound of my heartbeat"

Money, money, money

Do you feel like a pawn in your own world?

Found the system and you lost the pearl

Like leaves coming down, you've got to wake, shake

Make your vibe go round and round and round and round

Round and round and round and round

Bleed a little, bleed a little, bleed a little, bleed a little, oh

Bleed a little, bleed a little, bleed a little, bleed a little, oh

Money, money

Make you crazy

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