I’ve sat on this one a few weeks now and I still like it a whole lot. It’s a pretty depressing song if you really listen which is, I guess, just how I roll. Money. We all think about it. It seems like more people would write about it, or write about thinking about it. Special thanks to the guys on this one. Marc’s background vocals are right in the sweet spot of funny and poignant; Adam’s interweaving guitars create a beautifully swirly sandwich pie; and drummer Andrew Soto came in a total stranger and left us all very impressed — nailing his bit in about 20 minutes, never having heard the song before.

We’re hanging on for our lives / Like litter in the trees / Breaking down, breaking down / Piece by piece / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / The river seems to steam / In this new kind of heat / Running down, running down / It all heads downstream / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / You know it isn’t true / I’ve seen it save / I’ve seen it heal / I’ve seen it love / And God, it seemed real / Money can take me downstream from here  / I’ve got enemies in my blood / You have to say these things out loud / Spinning and spinning / Just dancing around / I Just want to have a shot / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / The cards are stacked / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / The river seems to steam / In this new kind of heat / Running down, running down / But it still heads downstream / Money is magic / Don’t tell me money isn’t magic / You know it isn’t true / I’ve seen it rain / I’ve seen it pour / I just want my shelter from the storm / Money can get me downstream from here