Smith has written frequently about growing up poor; her memoir Just Kids she describes her family losing their home and her mother closing the blinds to hide from debt collectors.
Horses’s fourth song, ‘Free Money’, was inspired by growing up poor. ‘It’s really a song for my mom. She always dreamed...
[Verse 1]
Every night before I go to sleep
Find a ticket, win a lottery
Scoop the pearls up from the sea
Cash them in and buy you all the things you need
[Verse 2]
Every night before I rest my head
See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed
I know they're stolen, but I don't feel bad
I take that money, buy you things you never had
[Refrain]
Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me
Oh, baby, to buy you all the things you need for free
[Bridge]
I'll buy you a jet plane, babe
Get you on a higher plane to a jet stream
And take you through the stratosphere
And check out the planets there and then take you down
Deep where it's hot, hot in Arabia, baby
Then cool, cold fields of snow
And we'll roll, dream, roll, dream, roll, roll, dream, dream
[Chorus]
When we dream it
When we dream it
When we dream it
We'll dream it, dream it for free, free money
Free money, free money
Free money, free money
Free money, free money
[Verse 3]
Every night before I go to sleep (Free money)
Find a ticket, win a lottery (Free money)
Every night before I rest my head (Free money)
See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed
[Refrain]
Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me
Baby, I know our troubles will be gone
Oh, I know our troubles will be gone, goin' gone
If we dream, dream, dream for free
[Chorus]
And when we dream it
When we dream it
When we dream it
Let's dream it, we'll dream it for free, free money
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Free Money was written by Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye.
Free Money was produced by John Cale.
Patti Smith released Free Money on Sat Dec 13 1975.