go to work and do my time, try to get ahead and get behind, you know I'm workin hard, ain't it good, they just laugh and say, your doin what you should

I'm goina stick it out, some things I need, a big bar guitar, gotta play some lead, you know I feel the pressure, in my head, I shoulda blown it off, stayed in bed

ya know, I live for the money today, too much work, and not enough pay, ya know I live for the money today, I live for the money today, yeah

well i'm 21, tryin to have some fun, i'd like to leave it all, but, i got a son, you know the lovely ladies, like diamond rings, i try to please em all, and you know what that brings, well i go to work, and do my time, you know i'm goina keep it together, and toe the line, well it's lookin good, i can see the signs, because it's feelin good, oh so fine

cuz I, live for the money today, too much work, and not enough pay, ya know I live for the money today, I live for the money today

cuz, i live for the money today
live for the money today
live for the money today

ya know, I live for the money today, too much work, and not enough pay, ya know I live for the money today, I live for the money today

live for the money, live for the money, live for the money today