In It for the Money

Caught a lot of hell when I left home with a guitar Had to pay rent one dollar at a time from a tip jar Looking back now, don't know how I ever got this far But I got this far By the sound of the crowd when the lights kick on And the high you get when they're singing your song You wrote about how a heartbreak feels Looking at the world through an old van windshield That long road to the top ain't paved with sold-out shows If I was in it for the money, I'da quit a long time ago You don't keep track of the cost of the dues you're paying You don't bitch about the bed in the Motel 6 you stay in You won't break even if you play that show but you play it And then you make it By the sound of the crowd when the lights kick on And the high you get when they're singing your song You wrote about how a heartbreak feels Looking at the world through an old van windshield That long road to the top ain't paved with sold out shows If I was in it for the money, I'da quit a long time ago I'da quit a long time ago I'd love to buy my mama that Cadillac Love to make enough to pay my daddy back Everybody's got something they'd do even if they never made a dime And I got mine It's the sound of the crowd when the lights kick on And the high you get when they're singing your song You wrote about how a heartbreak feels Looking at the world through an old van windshield That long road to the top ain't paved with sold out shows If I was in it for the money, I'da quit a long time ago I'da quit a long time ago, yeah