Ain't No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant

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1.

GB

I was walking down the street, when out the corner of my eye

CBF

I saw a pretty little thing approaching me.

GB

She said "I've never seen a man who looks so all alone,

CBF

Could you use a little company?

2.

If you 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,

Ref1

GBC

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,

GBC

Money don't grow on trees.

GBC

I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed,

GBC

There ain't nothing in this world for free.

Ref2

GBC

I know I can't slow down, I can't hold back,

GBC

Though you know, I wish I could.

GBC

No there ain't no rest for the wicked,

GBC

Until we close our eyes for good.

3.

GB

Not even fifteen minutes later I'm still walking down the street,

CBF

When I saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight.

GB

Then he walks up from behind and puts a gun up to my head,

CBF

He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight.

4.

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 said "You can have my cash but first you know I got to ask

What made you want to live this kind of life?"

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5.

GB

Now a couple hours passed and I was sitting at my house,

CBF

The day was winding down and coming to an end.

GB

So I turned on the TV and flipped it over to the news,

CBF

And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.

6.

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.

Ref3

GBC

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,

GBC

Money don't grow on trees.

GBC

We've got bills to pay, we've got mouths to feed,

GBC

There ain't nothing in this world for free.

Ref4

GBC

I know we can't slow down, we can't hold back,

GBC

Though you know, we wish we could.

GBC

No there ain't no rest for the wicked,

G

Until we close our eyes for good.