Cage the Elephant – Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

I was walking down the

When out the corner of my eye

I saw a little thing approaching me

She said, “I never seen a man

Who looked so all

Oh could you use a little company?

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And if you pay the right

Your evening will be

And you can go and send me on my way.”

I said, “You’re such a young thing

Why you do this to yourself?”

She looked at me and this is what she said

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[Chorus:]

Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked

Money don’t grow on trees

I got to pay

I got to feed

And ain’t nothing in this world for

No I can’t 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 for good

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Not even fifteen later

I’m still walking down the street

When I saw the of a man creep out of sight

And then he swept up from behind

He put a up to my head

He made it clear he wasn’t looking for a fight

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He said, “Give me all you got.

I want your not your life,

But if you try to make a move I won’t think .”

I told him, “You can have my cash,

But first you know I gotta ask

What made you wanna this kind of life?”

He said

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[Chorus]

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Well now a couple passed

And I was sitting in my

The day was winding down and coming to an end

So I turned to the TV

And flipped it over to the

And what I saw I almost couldn’t comprehend

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I saw a preacher man in cuffs

He’d taken money from the

He’d stuff his bank account with righteous dollar bills

But even still I can’t say much

Because I know we’re all the

Oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills

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[Chorus:]

You know there ain’t no rest for the wicked

Money don’t grow on trees

We got to pay

We got to feed

And ain’t nothing in this world for

No we can’t down

We can’t hold back

Though you know we wish we could

No there ain’t no rest for the wicked

Until we our eyes for good