Of All Of The People That I Used To Know
Most Never Adjusted To The Great Big World
I See Them Lurking In Book Stores
Working For The Public Radio
Carrying Their Babies Around In A Sack On Their Back
Moving Careful And Slow

(Chorus)
It's Money That Matters
Hear What I Say
It's Money That Matters
In The USA

All Of These People Are Much Brighter Than I
In Any Fair System They Would Flourish And Thrive
But They Barely Survive
They Eke Out A Living And They Barely Survive

When I Was A Young Boy, Maybe Thirteen
I Took A Hard Look Around Me And Asked What Does It Mean?
So I Talked To My Father, And He Didn't Know
And I Talked To My Friend And He Didn't Know
And I Talked To My Brother And He Didn't Know
And I Talked To Everybody That I Knew

(Chorus)
It's Money That Matters
Now You Know That It's True
It's Money That Matters
Whatever You Do

Then I Talked To A Man Lived Up On The County Line
I Was Washing His Car With A Friend Of Mine
He Was A Little Fat Guy In A Red Jumpsuit
I Said "You Look Kind Of Funny"
He Said "I Know That I Do"

"But I Got A Great Big House On The Hill Here
And A Great Big Blonde Wife Inside It
And A Great Big Pool In My Backyard And Another Great Big Pool
Beside It
Sonny It's Money That Matters, Hear What I Say
It's Money That Matters In The USA
It's Money That Matters
Now You Know That It's True
It's Money That Matters Whatever You Do"