Penniless - Mike Love

I’ve kept my mouth shut too long

Begging for scraps down here at the bottom

And though I know it might ruffle some feathers

I just can’t hold my tongue no more

‘Cause I’m sure that the weak and the poor

Got something to say, but they can’t pay so nobody listens

And a man with a hell of a plan

Can’t do nothing with his hands, while he’s stuck in the back washing dishes

It don’t seem right that some work 'til the day that they die

And some never have to work a single day in their lives

Won’t somebody tell me why

I get paid half as much to work

Twice as hard as all these yuppie jerks

Just because I don’t wear a suit and a tie

Am I out of my mind to wish that I was

Penniless, so that I could rest

All these money troubles give me stress

Always wanting more and having less

All these worries take my life away

There goes another day

Working minimum wage

Trapped up inside this cage

With one foot in the grave

I think it would be best

It we all were just more penniless

They say you’re penniless, you’re broke

But to me it’s a joke

‘Cause the wealthiest ones, mentally, spiritually, are the unhealthiest ones

Their trust funds ain’t gonna save ‘em when the judgement comes

We’ll just watch them run

‘Cause the tidal wave’s coming and it’s gonna break

And take away all ignorance, leave only truth in its wake

‘Cause any system’s bound to fail that lets the treacherous prevail

Puts the innocent in jail, watches them burn at the stake

But I and I know that there will come a day

When the breeze will blow and take this all away

And in time everything will be okay

If we can just find a way to stay

Penniless, so that I could rest

All these money troubles give me stress

Always wanting more and having less

All these worries take my life away

There goes another day

Working minimum wage

Trapped up inside this cage

With one foot in the grave

I think it would be best

It we all were just more penniless

What we hold within our hearts

Will always be, will never part

And what we hold within our hands

Will quickly turn to smoke and sand

So let it go, let it go, let go, let go

‘Cause the rain will fall and wash away

And sun will shine another day, another life, another way

Another chance to run and play

And all these things that you hold dear

They will all just disappear

So let it go, let go

‘Cause what we hold within our hands

Will quickly turn to smoke and sand

So let it go, let it fade, let it slide and slip away

And may your soul be at rest

Rich in Love and rich in truth and truly blessed

Truly penniless