Greed Is The Devil's Handshake

Duration

4:10

Genres

Americana / Alt Country

Description

Lyrics

GREED IS THE DEVIL'S HANDSHAKE There was an old man back in my hometown Everybody thought knew it all Just an old back porch philosopher But everybody loved my grandpa When I was fourteen over my first beer He asked me what I want from life When I laughed and said I didn’t have a clue He reared back and he let it fly CHORUS (He said) Greed is the Devil’s handshake But Heaven is a woman's touch One makes you want what you may never have The other you can’t get enough Now love ain’t that big a mystery I knew it with her first kiss Greed is the Devil’s handshake But Heaven’s one thing’ that you don’t wanna miss Don't go lookin’ for the good in folks That’ll mostly just let you down He said trust isn’t given it’s got to be earned So work hard and let the word get around Never trust a man with hands too soft ‘cause he never worked for one damn thing And don’t you go taking those easy roads ‘cause little is all they’ll bring REPEAT CHORUS It’s been a long time since those old days But I never forgot one word It took a few miles for it all to sink in But truer words I don’t think I’ve heard I’ve passed that old speech right down the line To my kids and now on to theirs It doesn’t take much to set a right foot Or to show that you really care © 2016 ITSMYSONG MUSIC (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.