Clean Money

by Elvis Costello

From the album: Taking Liberties

Track 1 of 20 on Taking Liberties (1980).

Duration: 1:58

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Lyrics for Clean Money

Payday's coming and we wash it away Clean money, clean money Payday's coming and we wash it away Clean money, clean money That's what I want to do I want to spend it on you Checking on a checkmate Classing out a classmate So beautiful and fortunate He hates to love, you love to hate He can fix you for good 'Cause he is the neighborhood You can't get money for blood Blood money for doing no good But they won't take my love for tender Payday's coming and we wash it away Clean money, clean money Payday's coming and we wash it away Clean money, clean money That's what I want to do I want to spend it on you Have you made your selection? Are you ready for correction? 'Cause the wages of sin Are an expensive infection And it's under the counter Under the Geiger counter Who stole your thunder? But they won't take my love for tender

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