This ole world keeps turning
Telling me what’s for my best
They say I need a fancy car
And a Park Avenue address
They say I need a vacation
It will only cost my soul
I don’t need any of that
Cause I’m richer than they know
You can have your silver
You can have your gold
You can have your mansions
With all that they can hold
Just give me some space
Where I can be me
If I’ve got that and a little peace
Then I’ve got all I need
That big ole church needs money
But never offers any help
And if you come knocking
They’ll send you somewhere else
They tell you what is right
And what you should believe
But you won’t need them
If you pick up the book and read
You can have your silver
You can have your gold
You can have your mansions
With all that they can hold
Just give me some space
Where I can be me
If I’ve got that and a little peace
Then I’ve got all I need
Now the government makes the rules
But play by different ones than you
They can do what they want
And they play us all for fools
There’s no right and there’s no left
There’s only them and there’s you
If we fight among ourselves
They can do as they choose
So tell ‘em
You can have your silver
You can have your gold
You can have your mansions
With all that they can hold
Just give me some space
Where I can be me
If I’ve got that and a little peace
Then I’ve got all I need
You can have your silver
You can have your gold
You can have your mansions
With all that they can hold
Just give me some space
Where I can be me
If I’ve got that and a little peace
Then I’ve got all I need