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[Verse 1]
Well, the wind cuts cold on the open road without a tree in sight
Any my poor blue Ford ain't new no more, but it's puttin' up a fight
If I make it home to San Antone, I'll be howlin' at the moon
I'll be blowin' smoke with the good ol' folks at the Thirsty Horse Saloon

[Chorus]
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free
Down somewhere in the middle, that's where I like to be
Well, I ain't too good with wisdom, but it ain't too hard to see
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free

[Verse 2]
My granddad sure did talk real slow, but his words were mighty fine
He had wisdom by the bucketload, and he was clever on a dime
And he never was a preacher man, but he might as well have been
He said, "'Til the day I reach those pearly gate, I know right where I stand"

[Chorus]
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free
Down somewhere in the middle, that's where I like to be
In all my years of livin', well, it ain't too hard to see
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free
Down somewhere in the middle, that's where I like to be
Well, I ain't too good with wisdom, but it sure ain't hard to see
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free

[Outro]
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free
When you're poor, you ain't got no money
When you're rich, well, you ain't free