Story Behind The Song
Aggravation and despair over needing more time and energy for fulfilling dreams that could get one out of the rut of every day living.
Song Description
Anger about not having enough time to do things that make life more meaningful, everything depends on the 9-5, punch in and punch out existence, but just having that job is not enough to survive financially or emotionally.
| Song Length |
3:37 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, World - Celtic |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heated, Distressed |
Subject |
Frustration, General |
| Similar Artists |
The Clash, Midnight Oil |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Bitter Money-Copyright Cynthia Post, gOA Music, BMI
It cannot count for me, making bitter money
While I sit here, making bitter money
Mornings wasted, making bitter money
The time to snatch, the time to snatch disappears
Reason explains to the moment
This is why, this is why, this is why
You can reach in your pocket and tell yourself
That you have the money to buy.
It cannot count for me, making bitter money
We are forced to make our bitter money, money for what we do not love
Grind our teeth and make our bitter money
We need the pay, we need the pay to live
It cannot count for me, making bitter money
We are forced to make our bitter money, money for what we do not love
Grind our teeth and make our bitter money
We need the pay, we need the pay
You can reach in your pocket and tell yourself -- It cannot count