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Artist: The O'Jays
Canonical path: /the-ojays/something-for-nothing
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Something For Nothing
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Something For Nothing
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They wanna get something
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
Something
They wanna get something
They're trying to get something
Something for nothing
Easy come, easy go
What I'm trying to tell you is worth it's weight in gold
Sometimes it's hard to know who you can trust
They call you brother and leave you in the dust
It takes all kinds of people to make this world go round
And everybody know it's time for you now, now
I'm trying to tell you, I'm know it all too well
They don't care about you or me, they only have all to tell
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
Something
They wanna get something
They're trying to get something
Something for nothing
Something for nothing
Honest work for honest pay
Sometimes I wonder, does it ever work that way
Down and up of what they can get
Making a living off of other people's sweat
It takes all kinds of people to make this world go 'round
And everybody know it's time before you now, now
I'm trying to tell you, make no mistake
They don't care about you or me, always on the take
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
Something
They wanna get something
They're trying to get something
Something for nothing
Something for nothing
That's a part of my life
Something for nothing
It's [Incomprehensible]
Something for nothing
Don't you forget
Something for nothing
They're always out to get
Something for nothing
Something
Something for nothing
They're only out for what they can get
Once you got the cash, they got no regrets
They sell drugs to the poor, arms for war
They don't care, here's the score
They build nuclear plants and cracks in the wall
And they get so sucker to take the pot
It's all the same, the power game
This is greed, my friend, by any other name
It takes all kinds of people to make the world go 'round
So you better beware, so you better beware, yes, you better beware
I'm gonna prove you wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
They wanna get something
They're trying to get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
They wanna get something
Something for nothing
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