Big Money

Garth Brooks

My older brother Tommy 
Was a lineman rest his soul
His job was hanging hot wire 
On them high-line power poles
Every morning bright and early 
He'd climb way up in the sky
And I never understood it 
So one day I asked him why

He said it pays big money 
And man, I'm into that
It pays big money
If you're willing to take a chance
Let me tell you something, sonny
You ought to see my bank account
Yeah, it pays big money 
But he sure can't spend it now

Well, my late uncle Charlie 
Was this demolition hound
He'd travel cross the country 
Blowing buildings to the ground
He carried case of dynamite seemed everywhere he went
And he smoked them big long cigars 
And he'd wink at you and grin

He said it pays big money 
And man, I'm into that
Yeah, it pays big money
If you're willing to take a chance
Let me tell you something, sonny
You ought to see my bank account
Yeah, it pays big money 
But he sure can't spend it now

Doo 

Well, now the moral of this story, boys
Is don't go getting yourself killed
Be kind to your rich relatives 
They just might put you in their will

And that pays big money 
Yeah, we're all into that
Yeah, that pays big money 
And big money's where it's at
Let me tell you something, sonny
You ought to see my bank account
Yeah, it pays big money 
And we're rolling in it now

It pays big money, hihi
Having foolish kin
Yeah, it pays big money
Guess I owe it all to them
Let me show you something, sonny, yeah
Take a look at this bank account
Yeah, it pays big money 
Let's go spend some of it now