I'm no slave to the almighty dollar I'm no stranger to burning it at both ends A honest dime is hard to find In the age of get it while you can And I'm no good cause I'm no greedy man No I'm the fool walking forward in a turned around world That rewards man's transgressions of avarice unfurled You'd think that you could make it Singing good and trying to write like Merle But I'm the fool walking forward in a turned around world And you can't live without what they got and you can't have A honest dime, it starts to shine when death creeps a little closer I'd like to have a few before this ones over I'm the fool walking forward in a turned around world That rewards man's transgressions of avarice unfurled You'd think that you could make it Singing good and trying to write like Merle But I'm the fool walking forward in a turned around world