take the money and run.mp3
Guitars: Matt Waite, vocals: Matt Tyson
Lyrics
"I'll take the money and
You don't wait up for me,
I'll be back"
And I'll be with
You take the money and run
And I'll lead them all away from you
Away from you
Keep them away from
you will have an easy escape
Don't be alarmed if it takes me a while
But soon, like banditos,
We'll be sipping mojitos on some tropic isle
We'll trust no one else
'Cause it's just us two
And it's just us two live as cheaply as one
Not feeling guilty for a victimless crime
Just like a miser, we give it some time
We'll be millionaires
Devil-may-care
Nothing but wanton days
And lazy ways
I'll be a millionaire...
You hide the money and I'll see you later
By now you're somewhere near the equator
All you have to do is stay out of sight and lay low
And don't come out of hiding, not until I say so
I'll disappear and be gone
Always have to move on
From the long arm of the law
Greenbacks for red eyes
Smooth talk and alibis
Waiting for the right time to get to you...
You wouldn't believe what I went through to get here
I'm feeling half-dead here
That look on your face, is there something I'm missing
Don't you listen
I thought you understood
All the time I was running
That's no good, how stupid could you be
You spent all the money before you split with me
You blew all the money before you split with me...
We could have been millionaires
Proper storytelling. The stripped down arrangement gives it plenty of space while the choice of chords changes the feel and mood with ease.