Well they say money opens doors And money, money will make you friends I said, money will open doors, and bring fairweather friends I think even the devil leaves you alone, when there's nothing Nothing, nothing to spend I got up early every morning and I worked each and every day... each and every day I got up early every morning, worked for my hard earned pay Then those friends took what they could get And they, and they quietly, they slipped away Well, I've always been a trusting soul My mama would tell you that But I let too many parasites near me And they took everything and turned their back I wish I could say it wasn't so But those jerks just wanted me for my cash flow I wanna tell you now I learned something new, but I can't say it's true Wanna say that I'm smarter now, but I can't lie, can't lie to you No no, can't lie I still can't recognize a phony smile And I still ain't got a clue bout these friends that I thought I knew That I thought I knew