Carnival World Lyrics - Singles - Jimmy Buffett

Carnival World 

By: Jimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Jay Oliver 

1989 

My father always said that there's no free ride 

You've got to make a sacrifice 

So many prophets on the Lord's side 

Even your soul has got a price 

But talk is cheap 

It takes money to buy your freedom 

And the tax man's knockin' on your door 

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Chorus: 

Spend it while you can 

Money's 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 

Everybody's 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 man's knockin' on your door 

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Chorus: 

Spend it while you can 

Money's 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 

Money's 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