Money and guts was written during lockdowns while we were all staring at our 4 same walls. It's about wanting to change things up, but not being able to.
Lyrics
“I wish I had the money and the guts
To change it up,” she said
“But I got bills that are due
And my courage just fell through again.”
“I can’t make up my mind
Feeling smaller all the time,” he said
“4 walls, 2 floors, 1 roof
Hanging over my head.”
Now we’ve talked for too long
And the sun’s long gone
Will we stick to what we said?
I don’t know where we’re going
But it feels that we’re going nowhere
Ain’t got the stones or the bones
To really ever make it outta here
Feeling lost and afraid, we’ll never make the grade
This life will have us played, with no money and no guts
Wish I could say I was free
But the ad on TV says I ain't
So I bought a new car
Using 3 credit cards
I don't own
Now we've for talked long enough
I gotta feeling good stuff
Is coming headed our way
I don’t know where we’re going
But it feels that we’re going nowhere
Ain’t got the stones or the bones
To really ever make it outta here
Feeling lost and afraid, we’ll never make the grade
This life has got us played, with no money and no guts
with no money and no guts
I ain’t got no, no money & no guts
I ain’t got no, no money & no guts
I ain’t got no, no money & no guts (nobody got no money)
I ain’t got no, no money & no guts (nobody got no money)
I ain’t got no, no money & no guts (nobody got no money)
No, oooh!
I don't know where we're going
But it feels like we're going somewhere
It can’t all be that bad
We can find a simple way outta here
We’ll feel lost and afraid
If we’re living to get paid
This life will have us played
With no money and no guts (nobody got no money)
With no money and no guts (nobody got no money)
With no money and no guts (nobody got no money)
With no money and no guts (nobody got no money)