![]() ![]() When he says, "You're such a sweet young thing, why do you do this to yourself?," I think he overcomes his temptations in search of a deeper form of love, though not completely. In the first verse, the narrator encounters sex/lust. The street he's walking on represents the course of his life. To me, each verse represents something that could completely take control of you. Oh no, we can't slow down, we can't hold back We got bills to pay, we got mouths to feed You know there ain't no rest for the wicked ![]() Oh yes, we all seek out to satisfy those thrills He'd stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar billsīut even still I can't say much because I know we're all the same I saw a preacher man in cuffs, he'd taken money from the church The day was winding down and coming to an endĪnd so I turned on the TV and flipped it over to the newsĪnd what I saw, I almost couldn't comprehend Well, now a couple hours passed and I was sitting in my house He said, "There ain't no rest for the wicked What made you wanna live this kind of life?" I told him, "You can have my cash, but first, you know I gotta ask He said, "Give me all you've got, I want your money, not your lifeīut if you try to make a move, I won't think twice" He made it clear he wasn't lookin' for a fight ![]() When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sightĪnd then he swept up from behind, he put a gun up to my head Not even fifteen minutes later, I'm still walkin' down the street Oh no, there ain't no rest for the wicked Oh no, I can't slow down, I can't hold back There ain't nothin' in this world for free She looked at me and this is what she said I said, "You're such a sweet young thing, oh, why you do this to yourself?" If you pay the right price, your evening will be nice She said, "I never seen a man who looked so all alone I saw a pretty little thing approachin' me (Mama got bills! Yo' daddy got bills! Yo' sister got bills! Yo' auntie got bills!) I got bills.I was walkin' down the street when out the corner of my eye I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills. I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got!Īnd my shoes, my shoes I said my shoes! Ain't got no sole Woke up and I bumped my head Stubbed my toe on the edge of the bed Opened the fridge and the food all gone Neighbor damn dog crapped on my lawn Hopped in the car and the car won't start It's too damn hot but I still gotta walk Behind an old lady in the grocery line Praying that my card don't get declined I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills God damn, God damn, God damn, God damn Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man God damn, oh man, God damn, oh man ![]() I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed, So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills!Īll these bills pile up my desk They looking like a mount (Everest!) All the little kids run around I can hear their stomachs growl (grrr!) It's a full moon out And my girl just keep on howlin' (ooh, ooh) She said she gonna leave me If I don't come home with fifty thousand (fifty thousand?) ![]()
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