Ah, let me tell you a little story about my family      Daddy almost made a livin'   With eighty acres and a plow   He could have bought that place twice over   Workin' for someone in town      Ah, but you should have seen him   In his fields at harvest time   You'd swear the gates of heaven opened   He was standin' first in line      You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   Money comes and money goes   You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   Oh, you gotta satisfy your soul      I grabbed the world when I turned eighteen   I turned it over and I shook it hard   I filled my pockets up with money   But it burned a whole right through my heart      You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   Money comes and money goes   You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   Oh, you gotta satisfy your soul      You know everybody's got a purpose   From mendin' bones to tendin' bar   You might say that I found mine   When I wrap my hands around this guitar      And I still wonder if I'm crazy   Tryin' to bring a dream to life   But I look forward to tomorrow   And I sleep pretty good at night      You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   Money comes and money goes   You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   Oh, you gotta satisfy your soul      You can be in it for the money   (For the money)   You can be in it for the money   (For the money)