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Take the Money and Run Lyrics

Artist: Gerry Rafferty
Album: Night Owl

I was caught up in a fever
In that summer of â‚¬Ëœ69
And my heart was cryinâ‚¬â„¢ out for change
And I knew time was cominâ‚¬â„¢ when Iâ‚¬â„¢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 canâ‚¬â„¢t trust anyone
Youâ‚¬â„¢re gonna learn that lesson my son".

"Take the money and run,
Buy yourself a place in the sun
Donâ‚¬â„¢t be a fool, donâ‚¬â„¢t you trust anyone
You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run".

He was broken, he was wasted
Heâ‚¬â„¢d been brought down to his knee
And his heart was crying out for truth
You could see the whole worldâ‚¬â„¢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 canâ‚¬â„¢t trust anyone
Youâ‚¬â„¢re gonna learn that lesson my son".

"Take the money and run,
Buy yourself a place in the sun
Donâ‚¬â„¢t be a fool, donâ‚¬â„¢t you trust anyone
You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run".

Iâ‚¬â„¢ve been wanderinâ‚¬â„¢ 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 cominâ‚¬â„¢ from the one I loved
And her heart was saying this canâ‚¬â„¢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 canâ‚¬â„¢t trust anyone
Youâ‚¬â„¢re gonna learn that lesson my son.

Take the money and run,
Buy yourself a place in the sun
Donâ‚¬â„¢t be a fool, donâ‚¬â„¢t you trust anyone
You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run.

Drums: Liam Genockey
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Keyboards: Graham Preskett
Fiddle: Graham Preskett
Electric Guitar: Richard Brunton
Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Percussion: Frank Ricotti
Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft
Accordion: John Kirkpatrick
Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

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