He said, "I'm sorry I have to cancel the plans we made I got a weekend business trip bound to LA" She drives him to the airport And watches till he boards the plane Then she hurries to a phone booth And across town the telephone rings She's got one for the money Two for the show One to pay for the credit cards And two to rock 'n roll One gave her the wedding ring The new car that she drives But two gives her the feeling she needs That one's money can't buy Now she arrives at the honky tonk Just a little bit late Parks her Mercedes 'round back 'Cause her name's on the license plate She steps into another life As she walks through the door Then she melts into his arms As they dance out across the floor And she's got one for the money Two for the show One to pay for the credit cards And two to rock 'n roll One gave her a wedding ring The new car that she drives But two gives her the feeling she needs That one's money can't buy Another wild lover's weekend Ends too soon And when they open up the blinds It's Sunday afternoon She wishes it could last forever And he's beggin' her to stay But she's got to pull herself together 'Cause there's a plane coming in from LA And she's got one for the money Two for the show One to pay for the credit cards And two to rock 'n roll One gave her the wedding ring The new car that she drives But two gives her the feeling she needs That one's money can't buy She's got one for the money And you know two for the show One to pay for the credit cards And two to rock 'n roll One gave her the wedding ring The new car that she drives But two gives her the feeling she needs That one's money can't