Old Money Songtext
von Mark Stuart

They said I came from the wrong side of my town
And I′d surely have to agree
Said nothing good ever came from down there
Something we never wanted to believe
But I went to school with a pretty little girl
She could never escape my eye
We fell in love and we knew it wouldn't work
But we knew we had to try

She had the richest daddy around
He had no use for the common ground
Another case of love going down
Old money runs every town


I still remember on the fourth of July
There were rockets exploding above
They came and found me at the meeting place
Where we always escaped in our love
I saw her daddy stop and kill his headlights
With the sheriff and his boys close behind
When they were through taking turns at me
I could see quite clear through these eyes

She had the richest daddy around
He had no use for the common ground
Another case of love going down
Old money runs every town

Many years have come and gone since I left
And I think of all I′ve done
The many battles I chose to fight
But some just can't be won
They said I came from the wrong side of my town
I guess I'd have to agree
Said nothing good ever came from down there
Something we never wanted to believe


She had the richest daddy around
He had no use for the common ground
Another case of love going down
Old money runs every town
Hey, she had the richest daddy around
He had no use for the common ground
Another case of love going down
Old money runs every town

It runs your town
It runs my town
It runs every town