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Like My Money Ain't Green

from The True Blue Eventual Kid by Mercy Choir

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When I was just a young boy, thought I knew it all
I couldn’t see the writing on the wall
Thought I saw the horizon ‘neath the blazing sky
I’d try to curse ya with the evil eye
Tried to slip you a twenty, somebody intervened
Said I looked suspicious, like my money ain’t green

I got a small apartment on the good side of town
But somebody in my building keeps telling me to calm down
Late into the night, I’m patrolling the streets
While they’re tucked all cozy, in their satin sheets
I hit the jackpot at the slot machine
But they turned down my bribes, like my money ain’t green

Saw the rain-dirty sidewalk. Saw the newspaper boy
He was wearing a jacket made of corduroy
He had an umbrella, I was soaking wet
Offered to buy it from him. He took it as a threat
Said he was insulted. He said I was obscene
Waved away my wallet like my money ain’t green

You were wrapped up in garland and a cactus crown
Had on red lipstick and an evening gown
Dancing the seven veils with a sideway glance
I buggered and begged you, please take a chance
I showed you my fancy car and my gold figurine
Said it didn’t impress ya, like my money ain’t green

I tried to love you. All night and all day
That’s alright, I don’t need ya Anyway
Wish I had a a knife and a double edge sword
I’d swing em around, in the name of the lord
I tried to buy em, when I was just 15
But they sent me away, like my money ain’t green

Can’t you hear me callin? I’m fashioned by fate
I’ll take you dinner. Thousand bucks a plate
I won’t hypnotize you, put you under a spell
I won’t call you a floozy or a jezebel
I’m not trying to be macho. I’m not trying to be mean
I’m just tired of being treated like my money ain’t green

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from The True Blue Eventual Kid, released January 19, 2024

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Mercy Choir is the musical project of Paul Belbusti, a person from the New Haven, Connecticut area of the United States of America.

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