Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Gerry Rafferty
Canonical path: /rafferty-gerry/take-the-money-and-run
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Take The Money And Run
Read Take The Money And Run lyrics by Gerry Rafferty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Take The Money And Run
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
I was caught up in a fever
In that summer of '69
And my heart was cryin' out for change
And I knew time was comin' when I'd get away
So I moved down to that city
Where I met a friend of mine
And I must admit he tried to warn me well
With all those bad luck stories he could tell
He said: Take the money and run
Take the money and run
Believe it, in this town you can't trust anyone
You're gonna learn that lesson my son
Take the money and run
Buy yourself a place in the Sun
Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone
You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run
He was broken, he was wasted
He'd been brought down to his knee
And his heart was crying out for truth
You could see the whole world's sadness in his eyes
So I took good care of business
At least as far as I could see
I could read the signs and I knew all the lines
But so many times his voice came back to me
Take the money and run
Get it at the point of a gun
Believe it, in this town you can't trust anyone
You're gonna learn that lesson my son
Take the money and run
Buy yourself a place in the Sun
Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone
You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run
I've been wanderin' through this wasteland
Where the blind go leading the blind
And the only sound on the money-go-round
Was the million voices waiting to be found
I could only hear a whisper
It was comin' from the one I loved
And her heart was saying this can't be right
All my wasted days and all her lonely nights
Take the money and run
Get it at the point of a gun
Believe it, n this town you can't trust anyone
You're gonna learn that lesson my son
Take the money and run
Buy yourself a place in the Sun
Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone
You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Take The Money And Run"?
Gerry Rafferty performs "Take The Money And Run", and this lyric page sits inside the Gerry Rafferty catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Take The Money And Run"?
Yes. The related section below points to Monday Morning and Hearts Desire with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Gerry Rafferty?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Gerry Rafferty's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Take The Money And Run yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.