Overture: My Roots: Money (That's What I Want) / Messin' With The Kid Songtext
von Todd Rundgren

The best things in life are free
But you can keep them for the birds and bees
Now give me money
That′s what I want
That's what I want, yeah
That′s what I want

You're lovin' gives me a thrill
But you′re lovin′ don't pay my bills
Now give me money
That′s what I want
That's what I want, yeah
That′s what I want

Money don't get everything it′s true
What it don't get, I can't use
Now give me money
That′s what I want
That′s what I want, yeah
That's what I want, wah


Money don′t get everything it's true
What it don′t get, I can't use
Now give me money
That′s what I want
That's what I want, yeah
That's what I want

Well now give me money
A lot of money
Wow, yeah, I wanna be free
Oh I want money
That′s what I want
That′s what I want, well
Now give me money
A lot of money
Wow, yeah, you need money
Now, give me money
That's what I want, yeah
That′s what I want

What's this a-here goin′ all around town
The people they say
They're gonna put the kid down
Oh no, oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to,
I call it messin′ with the kid


You know the kid's no child, and I don't play
I says what I mean and I mean what I say
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to,
I call it messin′ with the kid

You know the kid′s no child, and I don't play
I says what I mean and I mean what I say
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to,
I call it messin′ with the kid

We're gonna take the kid′s car
And drive around town
Tell everybody you're not puttin′ him down
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to,
I call it messin' with the...