Take a look around the world, tell me what you find
One man workin’ with his back, the other with his mind
You got one guy livin’ on the street, sleepin’ in the rain
Another in a king-size waterbed, it’s never gonna change
Some people look around the world and see a tragedy
I look and see a money-making opportunity
Easy money, out there for the takin’
You can sleep your life away or be out there makin’ bacon
It’s a land of opportunity, there’s room for you to break in
Jump out of your easy chair, give yourself a shakin’
Easy money, waitin’ to be taken
I wanna buy a mansion, wanna buy a yacht
Sail around the world show everybody what I got
Tiger fur-lined toilet seats make the peasants drool
I wanna show the world I’m not anybody’s fool
Right now I might be on welfare but that don’t bother me much
I know which way the wind blows, know which buttons to push
For that easy money, out there for the takin’
You can sleep your life away or be out there makin’ bacon
It’s a land of opportunity, there’s room for you to break in
Jump out of your futon, give yourself a shakin’
Easy money, waitin’ to be taken
I wanna be a VIP, I wanna dress to kill
I wanna blow my nose with a fifty dollar bill
I’ll give some money away, to show you where I stand
To charity so you can see I really give a damn
They talk to you of love, they talk to you of freedom
Love is love and love is nice but you know you can’t eat it
Give me easy money, out there for the takin’
You can sleep your life away or be out there makin’ bacon
It’s a land of opportunity, there’s room for you to break in
Jump out of your couch, give yourself a shakin’
Easy money, waitin’ to be taken
They tell you to work hard and someday you’ll be a man
But you’ll never make a million with a shovel in your hand
You gotta hedge your bets, you gotta hide your tracks
If you don’t want to eat cockroaches in a corrugated shack
Right now I might be down and out, beggin’ on the street
But there’ll come a time when I’ll get mine and you’ll be beggin’ me
For my easy money, out there for the takin’
You can sleep your life away or be out there makin’ bacon
It’s a land of opportunity, there’s room for you to break in
Jump out of your bed, give yourself a shakin’
Easy money, waitin’ to be taken
Do what you want to do
Be what you want to be
But it’s money money money
Money money sets you free
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