Priority Records - What People Do For Money lyrics

[Intro] (What people do for money) (What people do for money) You're with it See that lady there Selling their body, man Shouldn't of even done that I know It's crazy, crazy Word (What people do for money) (What people do for money) [Verse 1] A man came around in the neighborhood And he promised to take you to Hollywood That's what he said, he played with your head And then he skipped town with all your bread Got hit by a car, fell to the ground And people all over start to gather around And he was hurt so bad it seemed to be But he was only down for the currency, huh Ladies at the corner looked so fine And man oh man I wish she was mine I mean she looked so cute with the skin tight suit But she was selling that body as a prostitute [Pre-Hook] Well it might sound sad Or it might sound funny But thats what people do for money [Hook] (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) *scratches* [Verse 2] My man doing bad, commit a crime But they caught him in the act, now he's doing time And I asked him why, with tears in his eyes He said I did it for the M O N E Y Huh I got no money and times getting rough I'm on Public Assistence, but that ain't enough I got to get a gun and stick up someone And later be sorry for what I've done, huh A girl got married against the law She married a man she never seen before, huh And then she split, ain't that a myth Cause it was all done for Citizenship [Pre-Hook] Well it might sound sad Or it might sound funny But that what people do for money [Hook] (What people do for money) (What people do for money) *scratches* [Hook] (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) Sometimes it make me cry (What people do for money) Children growing up to see this [Verse 3] Teenage girls dating senior citizens I said tell me girl, what's happening She says I'm down on my luck, so what the f... I'll see if I can lay him for a couple of bucks Three cards in my hand, one red, two black You know red is making money, Black, you make nothing back, huh You took a try and now I'm sorry You lost all your money in three card molly One dollar in your pocket, and now you're broke But you're dying from hunger and you need a smoke, huh You play a three to win eight to one You lost your only dollar now you have none Huh it might sound sad Or it might soung funny But that's what people do for money Put 40 hours in at a minimum wage Friday here, and you get paid, huh You played some dice And now you're paying the price Huh you got to tell the story to your wife,huh 50 dollar sneakers and you got no job Tell me how you do it when times are hard huh You rob the bank and make big cash But tell me, how long does that life last [Pre-Hook] Huh it might sound sad Or it might sound funny But that what people do for money [Hook] (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money) (What people do for money)