[ti:Money's Too Tight] [ar:Simply Red] [al:Picture Book] [03:33.03][00:06.90]Album:Picture Book [03:26.83][00:01.33]Simply Red-Money's Too Tight [03:45.32][00:18.45][00:00.91] [00:26.46]I been laid off from work [00:28.59]My rent is due [00:30.60]My kids all need [00:33.00]Brand new shoes [00:34.83]So I went to the bank [00:36.99]To see what they could do [00:38.91]They said son - looks like bad luck [00:41.74]Got-a hold on you [00:43.00] Chorus: [00:43.48]Money's too tight to mention [00:46.81]I can't get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion [00:51.19]Money's too tight to mention [00:55.12] [01:00.26]I went to my brother [01:02.57]To see what he could do [01:04.46]He said bro-ther like to help you [01:07.01]But I'm unable to [01:08.69]So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther [01:12.56]Oh my fa-ther [01:14.61]He said Chorus: [01:16.73] [01:16.89]Money's too tight to mention [01:19.79]Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey [01:25.14]Mo-ney's too tight to mention [01:27.91] [01:29.02]I can't even qual-i-fy for my pension [01:32.71] [01:34.67]We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics [01:37.36]Oh lord down in the con-gress [01:41.86]They're passing all kinds - of bills [02:29.22][01:46.88]From down cap-it-ol hill [01:49.37](we've tried them) Chorus: [01:58.85][01:50.93]Money's too tight to mention [01:53.78](spoken) cut-back! [02:03.12][01:54.98] [02:04.10]Mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey [02:07.53]We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey [02:10.29]We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey [02:23.57] [02:25.46]We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill [02:33.18]Now what are we all to do [02:37.08]When the mon-ey's got a hold on you? [02:41.31]Mo-ney's too tight to mention [02:44.13]Oh mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey [02:49.57]Mo-ney's too tight to mention [02:52.42]A-mero - mon-ey oh yeah [02:58.74]We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey [03:15.10] [00:20.43]Words and music John & William Valentine [00:26.59]