Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

I was walking down the street, when out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me
She said “I’ve never seen a man, who looks so all alone
Could you use a little company

If you pay the right price, your evening will be nice
And you can go and send me on my way”
I said “You’re such a sweet young thing, why you do this to yourself”
She looked at me and this is what she said

“Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Money don’t grow on trees
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
There ain’t nothing in this world for free
I know I can’t slow down, I can’t hold back
Though you know, I wish I could
Oh no, there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good”

Not even fifteen minutes later, I’m still walking down the street
When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight
And then he swept up from behind, he put a gun up to my head
He made it clear he wasn’t looking for a fright He said “Give me all you’ve got, I want your money not your life
But you try to make a move I won’t think twice”
I told him “You can have my cash, but first you know I got to ask
What made you want to live this kind of life”
He said

“There ain’t no rest for the wicked
Money don’t grow on trees
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
There ain’t nothing in this world for free
I know I can’t slow down, I can’t hold back
Though you know, I wish I could
Oh no, there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good”

Well now a couple hours passed and I was sitting at my house
The day was winding down and coming to an end
So I turned on the TV and flipped it over to the news
And what I saw I almost couldn’t comprehend

I saw a preacher man in cuffs he’d taken money from the church
He stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills
But even still I can’t say much, because I know we’re all the same
Oh yes, we all seek out to satisfy those thrills

You know there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Money don’t grow on trees
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
There ain’t nothing in this world for free
I know I can’t slow down, I can’t hold back
Though you know, I wish I could
Oh no, there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good”