LisTeN eVeRyBoDy

Paul Zinnard

It wasn’t just for money

listen everybody

that I had to use my gun

either I was brave or disappoint my friends

the only friends I had

I didn’t want no blood

I didn’t want to get caught

I didn’t want to get lonely

so I told everyone

you better stay where you are

you don’t want me go and use my gun

it wasn’t just for money

listen everybody

so I went down the aisle

I went one by one

you better give me what I want

gimme’ money gimme’ more

give it all if you wanna’ go home

you don’t wanna’ take long

and when I was about through

somebody started to shoot

and there was nothing I could do

I said don’t worry

my gun is a phoney

I didn’t want to get lonely

it wasn’t just for money

listen everybody

I wish I could’ve made love

to all the girls on the block

I wish I could’ve gone steady

with that beautiful Mary

I wish I’d made my mother

proud of her son

but I had to use my gun

it wasn’t just for money

listen everybody

de Paul Zinnard