[ti:More for Your Money] [ar:Keb' Mo'] [al:Bluesamericana] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]More for Your Money - Keb' Mo' [00:08.86]When I was a kid candy was a nickel [00:14.77]Had some roller skates and a red bicycle [00:20.65]It was the land of the brave home of the free [00:24.22]Some of our jobs jumped over the sea [00:26.74]It was a high price to pay [00:30.12]Gettin' more for your money today [00:34.87]Way back then daddy had his own business [00:40.38]He was a self made man he was independent [00:46.59]Then they opened this store took up a city block [00:50.03]Whatever you need you know they got [00:52.56]It was a high price to pay [00:55.64]You're gettin' more for your money today [01:00.07]Well I needed a part for my washing machine [01:03.54]They picked up the call in the Philippines [01:06.21]I got a Chinese phone and a Japanese car [01:09.40]But the gasoline takes me twice as far [01:13.24]Let's pick it boys [01:40.28]Bernie Madoff with the rich folks' money [01:46.28]They didn't think that was very funny [01:51.89]Well the dow is up but the chips are down [01:54.88]And there ain't very many good jobs around [01:57.82]It was a high price to pay [02:00.90]To get more for your money today [02:06.30]Last night I had a terrible dream [02:11.69]I was eatin' these cookies and chocolate ice cream [02:17.80]And the government didn't want to pay the debt [02:20.92]And the whole d**n country got repossessed [02:23.70]It was a high price to pay [02:26.67]To get more for your money today [02:29.76]It was a high price to pay [02:32.89]You're gettin' more [02:35.03]For your money today