Money's Too Tight
Simply Red"Money's Too Tight" is a song by Simply Red, released in 2012 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:05 long and contains 41 lines and 218 words.
Lyrics
0:28I been laid off from work
0:29My rent is due
0:32My kids all need
0:33Brand new shoes
0:36So I went to the bank
0:37To see what they could do
0:39They said son - looks like bad luck
0:42Got-a hold on you
0:44Money's too tight to mention
0:47I can't get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion
0:53Money's too tight to mention
1:03I went to my brother
1:04To see what he could do
1:06He said bro-ther like to help you
1:12But I'm unable to
1:13So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther
1:15Oh my fa-ther
1:17He said
1:18Money's too tight to mention
1:21Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
1:26Mo-ney's too tight to mention
1:30I can't even qual-i-fy for my pension
1:35We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics
1:39Oh lord down in the con-gress
1:43They're passing all kinds - of bills
1:49From down cap-it-ol hill - we've tried them
1:54Money's too tight to mention
2:07Mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
2:07We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
2:12We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
2:17We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill
2:30Now what are we all to do
2:34When the mon-ey's got a hold on you
2:38Mo-ney's too tight to mention
2:41Oh mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey
2:43Mo-ney's too tight to mention
2:51A-mero - mon-ey oh yeah
2:59We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
3:02We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
3:03We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
3:05We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey:
I been laid off from work My rent is due My kids all need Brand new shoes So I went to the bank To see what they could do They said son - looks like bad luck Got-a hold on you Money's too tight to mention I can't get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion Money's too tight to mention I went to my brother To see what he could do He said bro-ther like to help you But I'm unable to So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther Oh my fa-ther He said Money's too tight to mention Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey Mo-ney's too tight to mention I can't even qual-i-fy for my pension We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics Oh lord down in the con-gress They're passing all kinds - of bills From down cap-it-ol hill - we've tried them Money's too tight to mention Mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill Now what are we all to do When the mon-ey's got a hold on you Mo-ney's too tight to mention Oh mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey Mo-ney's too tight to mention A-mero - mon-ey oh yeah We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey:
Translation
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