When I woke up this morning
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I was tired as I could be
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I think I was counting my money
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When I should have been counting sheep
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My agent he just called me
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and told me what I should be
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If I would make my music for money
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Instead of making music for me
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I said I know that this may sound funny
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But money don't mean nothin' to me
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I won't make my music for money, no
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I'm gonna make my music for me
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He said that people only buy the love songs.
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Rock and roll is not too long
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He said son you got to be commercial
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If you want to turn the people on.
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And I said turning on the people
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Now that's a beautiful place to be
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But if I spend my time makin' memorable rhyme
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Well who's gonna turn on me?
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[Chorus]
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Well now, I went up the country
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And I'll tell you all about the scene
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I found a place with much charm and much grace
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That was untouched by the music machine
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Well the people where havin' a good time
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Makin' music all day long
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And nobody cared if they ever got paid
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One penny for playin' a song
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[Chorus]
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Makin' Music For Money
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| Jimmy Buffett |
