When There?s No Money Coming In
Walt Wilkins/Naoise Sheridan
CD: Mustang Island
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He wouldn?t hurt a soul, just ask his friends
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They?re all gatered down at Junior?s place to get out of the wind
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Talking about how a man can change, when there?s no money comin? in
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It?s like a curtain fell, when the plant closed down
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People turned to gohsts, on the streets of this town
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But there?s still mouths to feed, when there?s no money comin? in
[Chorus]
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The deal was understood from the cradle to the grave
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You weren?t a number to be counted, not a dollar to be saved
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But now a balance sheet in a high-rise
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A thousand miles away, tells you you?re not needed
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Wipes clean the years you gave
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The Sheriff says ?I?d like to help, but my hands are tied,
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You know it hurts me too, boys, I?ve known him all my life
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But a good man can do desperate things, when there?s no money comin? in?
[Instrumental Break](chord progression from verse)
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The wives are with the kids, to see them through the night
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And Father Daniel says a prayer for a soul that?s crossed the line
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He knows a man?s thoughts turn dark as the sea
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When there?s no money comin? in
[Chorus]
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Your name used to mean something, this town was in your blood
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For four generations, hard work was enough
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But now a balance sheet in a high-rise
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A thousand miles away, tells you that you?re nothin?
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Wipes clean the years you gave, wipes clean the years you gave
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A tear falls to a cement floor, and echo?s through the cell
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And a child grows up alone in a town that knows too well
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About how a man can change,When there?s no money comin? in
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A man?s thoughts can turn wild as the sea
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When there?s no money comin? in, when there?s no money comin? in