Black Money

Well the nation is in trouble boys

And word has it on these city streets

That you owe some big man, 50 grand

They say you just let the money slip right through your hands

They say they hired you to move four "keys"

To some businessman downtown

And he in-turn is going to take that disease

And poison every week soul he sees

Black money leaves a stain

Black money leaves a stain

Black money leaves a stain

And a nation in pain

Black money leaves a stain

Well there's rock cocaine in harlem

Seems they're powerless in dc

'cause the sickness goes much deeper

Than any naked eye will ever see

So you're listenin' to your rock-and-roll radio

While you're watching your heroes

Up and drop like flies

Was it morrison, or was it hendrix, joplin or james dean

Presley or munroe? such a pretty way to go

Black money leaves a stain

Black money leaves a stain

Black money leaves a stain

And a nation in pain

Black money leaves a stain

Well i have a vision

That tomorrow's gonna come

And find us all sleepin' in the

Heat of the sun

They're gonna cancel all of our tickets

And leave us for dead

While movies of our failures

Dance on in our heads

So lose all of those needles

And kill all your snakes

Burn all of your demons

You'd better dance on their graves, 'cause

Cool is a word, that can never described

The pain that you see in a smack junkie's eyes

Black money leaves a stain

Black money leaves a stain

Black money leaves a stain

And a nation in pain

Black money leaves a stain

You better think about it