[Verse 1]
I woke up this morning
I was tired as I could be
I guess I was counting my money
When I should have been counting sheep
My agent, he just called me
And he told me what I should be
He said that I should make my music for money
Instead of making music for me

[Chorus]
I said, "I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money
I'm gonna make my music for me"

[Verse 2]
Now people only like the love songs
Rock and roll is not too long
He said, "Kid, you got to be commercial
If you wanna turn the people on
Now turning on the people
What a beautiful place to be
But if I spend my time makin' them up rhyme
Who's gonna turn on me?
[Chorus]
And I said, "I know that it may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money
Gonna make my music for me

[Verse 3]
Well, I went up the country
And I'll tell you all about the scene
I found a place with much charm and much grace
That was untouched by the music machine
The people where havin' a good time
Everybody singing along
And nobody cared if nobody gave them
A penny for singin' a song

[Chorus]
And I said, "I know that it may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money
I'm gonna make my music for me"

[Outro]
I said, "I know that it may sound funny, yeah
Money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money
I'm gonna make my music for, make my music for
Make my music for me"