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Jimmy Buffett – Carnival World lyrics
Carnival world
By: jimmy buffett, roger guth, jay oliver
1989
My father always said that there's no free ride
Youve got to make a sacrifice
So many prophets on the lords side
Even your soul has got a price
But talk is cheap
It takes money to buy your freedom
And the tax mans knockin on your door

Chorus:
Spend it while you can
Moneys contraband
You can't take it with you when you go
Spend it while you can
Before it's taken from your hand
There's no free ride in this carnival world
There's no free ride in this carnival world

Too many hawkers on this travelin show
Everybodys got somethin to sell
Bootleg swatches, cardboard gucci gear
Watch your step at the wishing well

But talk is cheap
It takes money to buy your freedom
And the tax mans knockin on your door

Chorus:
Spend it while you can
Moneys contraband
You can't take it with you when you go
Spend it while you can
Fore it's taken from your hand
There's no free ride in this carnival world
There's no free ride in this carnival world

What's mine is mine
If it's only one thin dime
My cash was always meant to flow

Chorus:
Spend it while you can
Moneys contraband
You can't take it with you when you go
Spend it while you can
Before it's taken from your hand
There's no free ride in this carnival world
There's no free ride in this carnival world
There's no free ride in this carnival world

There's no free ride
There's no free ride
There's no free ride
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Songwriters: JAY OLIVER, Jay R. Oliver, Jimmy Buffett, Roger Guth
Carnival World lyrics © Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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