Afraid to save
Afraid to ask for advice
Afraid to plan
Afraid of ...
Afraid of swindlers
What if I lose,
Give me St. Mattress
Lotto magic
Afraid of parents’ needs
Afraid of children’s needs
Afraid of our own needs
Afraid to do anything
but live in the here and now
Afraid of inheritance tax
Afraid of nursing home
Afraid to not start reading
the money book again
No wonder people
No wonder people
are afraid of money,
money is scary!
People fight over it; cheat over it,
Worry and connive to get more of it
Abscond, horde and fret over it
The love of it is the root of all evil!
And yet, There’s no getting around it,
money makes the world go round.
It can make your head go round,
and your stomach spin queasy bad.
No matter how you feel
People fight over it; cheat over it,
Worry and connive to get more of it
Abscond, horde and fret over it
The love of it is the root of all evil!
And yet, There’s no getting around it,
money makes the world go round.
It can make your head go round,
and your stomach spin queasy bad.
No matter how you feel
you have to have money,
at least some, a little bit,
enough to tide you over.
at least some, a little bit,
enough to tide you over.
But for how long?
You could be like the guy
You could be like the guy
in the Internet boom
Super Bowl commercial and have
money coming out your wazoo.
Or you could be crying nickels
and laughing pennies
Wherever you go
Super Bowl commercial and have
money coming out your wazoo.
Or you could be crying nickels
and laughing pennies
Wherever you go
in this civilized world,
there is money,
standing around you,
taunting you, calling you, teasing
and pleasing you.
The reality of money
(as opposed to the perception
of money – thanks Rolling Stone)
is you can’t always get what you want
(thanks other Rolling Stones)
but you might get what you need,
but you’ll not know the difference
until all is said and done.
Maybe you’ve thrown quarters
there is money,
standing around you,
taunting you, calling you, teasing
and pleasing you.
The reality of money
(as opposed to the perception
of money – thanks Rolling Stone)
is you can’t always get what you want
(thanks other Rolling Stones)
but you might get what you need,
but you’ll not know the difference
until all is said and done.
Maybe you’ve thrown quarters
around like sewer plates,
maybe you’re afraid of money,
maybe you’re afraid of money,
maybe money in all its denominations
scares you
because of its uncertainty
because of its uncertainty
in your relationship.
Money, unlike life,
Money, unlike life,
is not a cabaret old friend.
Be afraid
Be very afraid.
- By Anthony Buccino
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.
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Be afraid
Be very afraid.
- By Anthony Buccino
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.
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