No Money
Love Beyond Wealth: The Struggle of No Money
Lyrics
I wanna love you honey but I've run out of money
The speaker desires to love someone but is unable to due to a lack of money.
No I ain't got no money at all
Emphasizes the financial constraint, stating the absence of any money.
I went into 7-Eleven but I ain't got no money
Despite entering a store, the speaker cannot make purchases due to a lack of money.
No I don't got no money, so I just looked around
Expresses the speaker's financial situation, just observing without buying.
I wanted to get coffee, but I ain't got no money
Desire for coffee, but the inability to afford it is reiterated.
No I don't got no money, so I just hung around
The speaker hangs around without spending money, emphasizing their financial state.
I thought about some chocolate, but I ain't got no money
Thinking about buying chocolate, but financial limitations prevent it.
No I don't got no money, so I put it right down
The speaker refrains from purchasing chocolate due to a lack of money.
I headed for the doorway, 'cause I ain't got no money
Leaving the store because of the inability to afford anything.
No I don't got no money, I'm just hanging around
Reiterating the lack of money and aimless hanging around.
I'd like to play the lottery and be a millionaire
Expresses a desire to play the lottery and become wealthy.
So if you've got a dollar you can spare
Asking for a dollar from someone to participate in the lottery.
Then you can say that you were there
Suggests that having a dollar for the lottery is a memorable experience.
I wanna love you honey but I've run out of money
Repeats the theme of wanting to love but being hindered by financial constraints.
No I ain't got no money at all
Restates the complete lack of money.
I'm working seven straight elevens
Describes working at 7-Eleven but without overtime pay.
But no overtime, honey
Emphasizes the absence of additional income despite continuous work.
No I don't got no money from a job I can't stand
Working a disliked job without financial gain.
The call it repossession, but I pick up no money
Refers to financial struggles, using the term "repossession."
Got this hole in my tummy, bullet holes in my van
Describes physical and financial difficulties, including a bullet-riddled van.
They moved me to collections
Shifted to collections, now speaking in a way that sounds unintelligent.
Now I talk like a dummy
Describes the impact of financial hardship on communication.
And who did have some money took the money and ran
People with money left, leaving those without in a worse situation.
To buy some new possessions, so they don't got no money
Those with money use it for possessions, leaving others without.
Just like I got no money, so let's all join hands
Expresses solidarity among those with no money.
We'd like to play the lottery, and all be millionaires
Expresses the collective desire to play the lottery and become wealthy.
So if you've got a dollar you can spare
Requests a dollar from someone to participate in the lottery.
Then you can say that you were there
Similar to line 13, emphasizing the significance of having a dollar for the lottery.
I'm tryna fake it till I make it, but I ain't got no money
Trying to fake success without having money to impress others.
No I don't got no money to impress no one now
Reiterates the lack of money for impressing others.
I wanna take you places, but I ain't got no money
Expresses the desire to take someone places but lacks the money to do so.
No I don't got no money, but I'll show you somehow
Reiterates the lack of money but promises to show affection in other ways.
The land of milk and honey, where the days are all sunny
Describes an idealized place of abundance and happiness.
And the jokes are all funny, and we never feel down
Paints a picture of a perfect place where problems don't exist.
I guess I'm just daydreaming, 'cause I don't got no money
Realizes the impracticality of daydreaming due to the lack of money.
No I ain't got no money, I'm just hanging around
Reiterates the lack of money and aimless hanging around.
I used to date a honey from the Renaissance Faire
Shares a past romantic involvement with someone from a Renaissance Faire.
I'd like to play the lottery and be a millionaire
Repeats the desire to play the lottery and become wealthy.
So if you've got a dollar you can spare
Requests a dollar from someone to participate in the lottery, echoing earlier lines.
Then you can say that you were there
Similar to lines 13 and 28, underlining the significance of having a dollar for the lottery.
I wanna love you honey, but I've run out of money
Repeats the initial desire to love but highlights the hindrance of a lack of money.
No I ain't got no money at all
Restates the complete lack of money.
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