chico is making his way down the sand
                               bobin and weavin to the box in his hand
                               heffin the bag he's alone with his thoughts
                               hopin' that chico never gets caught
                               no no, no no

                               chico will wait til' the city gets dark
                               the guards have gone home, he's alone in the park
                               he takes out his piece with the mother of perl
                               he thinks about money and he thinks about girls

                               yeah yeah, yeah yeah

                               and you know he wants something for nothing
                               (somethin for nothing)
                               yeah, you know he wants something for free
                               (free - take it for free)
                               he wants something that somebody else got the hard way
                               but he ain't gonna take it from me

                               ambulance chaser is first to the scene
                               he knows all the fireman hey, how ya been
                               somewhere a building is burning, tonight
                               chaser get close and admire the site

                               oh yeah, oh yeah

                               and you know he wants something for nothing
                               (somethin for nothing)
                               yeah, you know he wants something for free
                               (free - take it for free)
                               needs danger, he's a real true believer
                               he wants something he can't see
                               he wants something he can't see

                               chico goes home to his mother tonight
                               stares out the window and he gets a little tight
                               he thinks about the city that don't let you get soft
                               he thinks about tomorrow and the job he'll pull off

                               yeah yeah, yeah yeah

                               they all want somethin for nothing
                               they all want something for free
                               (they all want something for nothin)
                               (they all want something for free)

                               there ain't no something for nothin
                               and there ain't no, there ain't no somethin for free

                               there ain't no something for nothin
                               and there ain't no, there ain't no somethin for free
                               (they all want something for nothin)
                               (they all want something for free)