[Verse 1]
He tried to look like he had a little bit of money
He's a grifter with a southern drawl
Well I could tell right away by the the way he was runnin'
That the boy was just beggin' to crawl
At least a junkie knows what he needs
You get a man all strung out on his own greed
And he'll give up everything he's got
For just one shot
Havin' it all

[Verse 2]
He'd taken every last cent of his savings
On a trip down to the local track
He had a tip from a friend
Put it all down to win
On a horse named Heart Attack
Well now he ain't no fool, boys, he didn't bet it all
So everything was cool when that horse took a fall
But then he turned around and blew the rest tryin' to win it back

[Chorus]
He wanted easy money
It's sad but it's true
Everybody wants the most they can possibly get
For the least they can possibly do
They want that easy money
I don't understand
Lord, they scheme and they plan
But they can't get their hands
On none of that easy money
[Verse 3]
Well she'd been watching him from a table
Not too soft but not too tough
Well she figured by the money he'd been throwin' around
That he was damn-sure good-looking enough
So she worked her way over, she shot him a wink
He took his last five bucks and bought her a drink
By the time they hit the Motel Six they figured they was in love, love, love, love

[Chorus]
She loved that easy money
It's sad but it's true
Everybody wants the most they can possibly get
For the least they can possibly do
They want that easy money
I don't understand
Lord, they scheme and they plan
But they can't get their hands
On none of that easy money

[Verse 4]
It must have been about two weeks later
He gets a call from one of his business friend
Who'd found a sure-fire steal of this big investment deal
And Dumplin', would you believe he's gonna let both of us in?
So they took all their savings out of the bank
And on the way home they stopped to gas up her tank
She stepped in for some ciggs and she never saw that fucker again
[Chorus]
He wanted easy money
It's sad but it's true
Everybody wants the most they can possibly get
For the least they can possibly do
They want that easy money
I don't understand
Lord, they scheme and they plan
But they can't get their hands
On none of that easy money
Lord, they scheme and they plan
But they can't get their hands
On none of that easy money

[Outro]
I know [you're somewhere?] I can [go?]
But I like it, I like it
Yes I do