Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

Song Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
Artist Simply Red
Album Greatest Hits

Lyrics

[00:01.42] Simply Red-Money's Too Tight
[00:05.66] Words and music John & William Valentine
[00:08.28]
[00:28.83] I been laid off from work
[00:30.65] My rent is due
[00:31.59]
[00:32.46] My kids all need
[00:34.09] Brand new shoes
[00:35.52]
[00:36.96] So I went to the bank
[00:38.83] To see what they could do
[00:40.45] They said son - looks like bad luck
[00:43.44] Got-a hold on you
[00:44.27] Money's too tight to mention
[00:46.38]
[00:56.51] I can't get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion
[00:59.39]
[01:02.13] I went to my brother
[01:04.25] To see what he could do
[01:06.32] He said bro-ther like to help you
[01:08.37] But I'm unable to
[01:09.51]
[01:10.45] So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther
[01:14.81] Oh my fa-ther
[01:15.37]
[01:16.68] what He said
[01:17.56]
[01:18.31] Money's too tight to mention
[01:19.45]
[01:21.87] that what he said to right now, yes it is Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
[01:32.81]
[01:35.62] We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics
[01:37.99]
[01:39.25] Oh lord down in con-gressthe
[01:41.86]
[01:43.93] They're passing all kinds - of bills
[01:46.61]
[01:47.61] From down cap-it-ol hill
[01:50.35] （we've tried them）
[01:51.79] Money's too tight to mention
[01:52.97]
[01:54.47] （spoken） cut-back!
[01:54.95]
[02:00.00] Money's too tight to mention
[02:01.31]
[02:03.87] Mo-ney mo-ney mon-eymo-ney
[02:08.02]
[02:08.90] We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
[02:10.33] We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
[02:12.17]
[02:24.15] We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill
[02:27.95]
[02:29.57] down From cap-it-ol hill
[02:31.85]
[02:35.40] what are we all Now to do
[02:36.83]
[02:38.01] When the mon-ey's got a hold on you?
[02:41.02]
[03:15.18] Mo-ney's too tight to mention
[03:16.62]
[03:18.69] Oh yes it is
[03:19.81]
[03:23.62] Mo-ney's too tight to mention
[03:25.01]
[03:25.95] We're talk-in' mon-ey mon-eya-bout

Pinyin

[00:01.42] Simply RedMoney' s Too Tight
[00:05.66] Words and music John William Valentine
[00:08.28]
[00:28.83] I been laid off from work
[00:30.65] My rent is due
[00:31.59]
[00:32.46] My kids all need
[00:34.09] Brand new shoes
[00:35.52]
[00:36.96] So I went to the bank
[00:38.83] To see what they could do
[00:40.45] They said son looks like bad luck
[00:43.44] Gota hold on you
[00:44.27] Money' s too tight to mention
[00:46.38]
[00:56.51] I can' t get an unemployment extension
[00:59.39]
[01:02.13] I went to my brother
[01:04.25] To see what he could do
[01:06.32] He said brother like to help you
[01:08.37] But I' m unable to
[01:09.51]
[01:10.45] So I called on my father father
[01:14.81] Oh my father
[01:15.37]
[01:16.68] what He said
[01:17.56]
[01:18.31] Money' s too tight to mention
[01:19.45]
[01:21.87] that what he said to right now, yes it is Oh money money money money
[01:32.81]
[01:35.62] We talk about reaganonics
[01:37.99]
[01:39.25] Oh lord down in congressthe
[01:41.86]
[01:43.93] They' re passing all kinds of bills
[01:46.61]
[01:47.61] From down capitol hill
[01:50.35] we' ve tried them
[01:51.79] Money' s too tight to mention
[01:52.97]
[01:54.47] spoken cutback!
[01:54.95]
[02:00.00] Money' s too tight to mention
[02:01.31]
[02:03.87] Money money moneymoney
[02:08.02]
[02:08.90] We' re talkin' about money money
[02:10.33] We' re talkin' about money money
[02:12.17]
[02:24.15] We' re talkin' ' bout the dollar bill
[02:27.95]
[02:29.57] down From capitol hill
[02:31.85]
[02:35.40] what are we all Now to do
[02:36.83]
[02:38.01] When the money' s got a hold on you?
[02:41.02]
[03:15.18] Money' s too tight to mention
[03:16.62]
[03:18.69] Oh yes it is
[03:19.81]
[03:23.62] Money' s too tight to mention
[03:25.01]
[03:25.95] We' re talkin' money moneyabout