(Intro)
[didgeridoo deep rhythm building fast]
[Whispered voice says]
Time
Money
Knowledge
[Verse 1]
[didgeridoo pushes the beat]
I spent my youth on small talk
Hours leaking through the cracks
Chased every dull little dollar
Still feel the emptiness at my back
[Harmonica answers
Low and distant]
Mama said
“Son
Watch your spending
Not just the bills in your hand
You pay in heartbeats and headaches
And all the things you never understand”
[Harmonica curls around the last line]
[Chorus]
Three kinds of currency
One you hold
Two you bleed
Time
Money
And what you learn
Which one do you really need?
You can stack up every green bill
Still come up broke indeed
Three kinds of currency
Time
Money
And what you heed
[Harmonica wails
Climbing then falling]
[Verse 2]
[didgeridoo beats heavy]
I wasted years on the wrong road
Pennies shining in my eyes
Traded sleep for a timecard
Truth got buried under lies
[Short
Sharp harmonica reply]
Then an old friend shared his secrets
Didn’t charge me any fee
Said
“What I know bought my freedom
Cost me everything but me”
[Harmonica echoes the word “me
” long and sweet]
[Chorus]
[harmonica plays]
Three kinds of currency
One you hold
Two you bleed
Time
Money
And what you learn
Which one do you really need?
You can stack up every green bill
Still come up broke indeed
Three kinds of currency
Time
Money
And what you heed
[Harmonica solo
Rough and soulful
Riding the didgeridoo pulse]
[Bridge]
[didgeridoo solo epic jam]
Clock keeps ticking
Pockets jingle
But your mind is standing still
What good’s a heavy wallet
If your spirit’s light as the bill?
[Harmonica whispers
Then growls]
So spend your hours on wisdom
Let the silver slip on through
‘Cause every lesson you carry
Pays your way when time is due
[Harmonica swells
Then softens]
[Chorus]
Three kinds of currency
One you hold
Two you bleed
Time
Money
And what you learn
Which one do you really need?
When the last day’s closing over
Only one will set you free
Three kinds of currency
I’m cashing in what’s inside of me
[Harmonica fades
Answering the final line in a weary sigh]
[didgeridoo solo]
