People Get Funny When They Get a Little Money

Once a friend is always a friend It's not always true Money makes the difference as to what people say or do People I've known for years That's always been the same When they get a good job, they up and change their name People get funny when they get a little money every time People get funny when they get a little money every time People are the same wherever you go You can be very good friends, when you both have no dough Friends talk on the telephone about everybody in town When one friend loses his job, the other one puts him down People get funny when they get a little money every time People get funny when they get a little money every time People will fight for a cause when it's to their advantage When they get a little more money, their cause begins to vanish When things are bad, people tend to stay real mad When things are good, they want to change their neighborhood People get funny when they get a little money every time People get funny when they get a little money every time People get a position, they never return your call They see you and won't speak when walking down the hall They join a social club, which is the latest trend Then get a brand-new car and you never see them again People get funny when they get a little money every time People get funny when they get a little money every time I'm no different than you Everybody knows they want money too When I get some money, I'm gonna act a fool Buy me a great big car and cruise around the school