Ain't No Rest for the Wicked

I was walkin' down the street

When out the corner of my eye

I saw a pretty little thing approaching me

She said, "I never seen a man who looked so all alone

Oh, could you use a little company

And if you pay the right price

Your evening will be nice

And you can go and send me on my way"

You're such a sweet young thing, why you do this to yourself?

She looked at me and she said

No, no, there ain't no rest for the wicked

Money don't grow on trees

I got bills to pay

I got mouths to feed

Ain't nothing in this world for free

No, I can't slow down

I can't hold back

Though you know I wish I could

No, there ain't no rest for the wicked

Until we close our eyes for good

Not even 15 minutes later

I'm still walkin' 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 lookin' for a fight

He said, "Give me all you got

I want your money not your life

But if you try to make a move I won't think twice."

I told him, "You can have my cash

But first you know I gotta ask

What made you wanna live this kind of life?"

And he said, "No, no, there ain't no rest for the wicked

Money don't grow on trees

I got bills to pay

I got mouths to feed

Ain't nothing in this world for free"

No, I can't slow down

I can't hold back

Though you know I wish I could

No, there ain't no rest for the wicked

Until we close our eyes for good

Well, now a couple hours passes

And I was sitting in 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'd stuff his band account with righteous dollar bills

But I can't say much

Because I know we're all the same

We all need to satisfy those thrills

And he said, "No, no, there ain't no rest for the wicked

Money don't grow on trees

I got bills to pay

I got mouths to feed

Ain't nothing in this world for free"

No, I can't slow down

I can't hold back

Though you know I wish I could

No, there ain't no rest for the wicked

Until we close our eyes for good