Songwriter: Graeham Goble
Producer: Little River Band Ernie Rose
Way up North, there's a whole lotta money
They got gals doin' things they don't wanna do
They know pals on the force and the government they pay
They push pain to earn easy money
Go downtown, just to buy them a honey for the day
Lonesome Joe has a store on the corner
He's been there many years, workin' night and day
He's alright, left alone, long as he does what they say
Rainy days that used to be sunny
Every week, he pays easy money and he prays that they'll stay away
In ol' New York
Everyday people
Never talk
Of what they'll do one day
And in New York
They're layin' out easy money
Way down south there's a scam they got goin'
They got guys from the east, north and everywhere
Pushin' girls on the street, who are paying to be there
They own folks who should know much better
They sold out, they keep gettin' fatter and don't care
They just don't care
In ol' New York
Everyday people
Never talk
Of what they'll do one day
And in New York
They're livin' on easy money
It's your money
They got gals doin' things they don't wanna do
They know pals on the force and the government they pay
They push pain to earn easy money
Go downtown, just to buy them a honey for the day
Lonesome Joe has a store on the corner
He's been there many years, workin' night and day
He's alright, left alone, long as he does what they say
Rainy days that used to be sunny
Every week, he pays easy money and he prays that they'll stay away
In ol' New York
Everyday people
Never talk
Of what they'll do one day
And in New York
They're layin' out easy money
Way down south there's a scam they got goin'
They got guys from the east, north and everywhere
Pushin' girls on the street, who are paying to be there
They own folks who should know much better
They sold out, they keep gettin' fatter and don't care
They just don't care
In ol' New York
Everyday people
Never talk
Of what they'll do one day
And in New York
They're livin' on easy money
It's your money
more tracks from the album
From the album
- The Net (1983)
Little River Band popular songs
- Reminiscing
- Lady
- Cool Change
- Lonesome Loser
- Man on the Run
- I Know It
- Home on Monday
- Help Is on Its Way
- My Lady And Me
- The Rumour
- The Man in Black
- If I Get Lucky
- The Other Guy
- Mr. Socialite
- Just Say That You Love Me
- The Lost and the Lonely
- Don’t Let the Needle Win
- Where Do I Run
- When Cathedrals Were White
- Count Me In
- Down on the Border
- Back in Your Arms
- Love Is
- No More Tears