Take the money and run by Graham Nash - an Occupy Uprising theme song (with lyrics)

 By Jack Brummet, Music History Editor

This is a wonderful song from David Crosby and Graham Nash in their prime.  It could be a theme song for the Occupy Uprising.  In fact, 'though, Graham Nash wrote this song about Neil Young and Steven Stills, who kept the money and ran.  Crosby and Nash were in the sort of "George Harrison" slot in the band CSN&Y--they got to put maybe one song on each album, and thus lost the author royalties on CSNY albums, while Stills and Young racked up millions of dollars on their publishing credits. 



Take the money and run
(By Graham Nash)

Take the money and run
Like a thief across a neighbor's yard
Take the money and run
Like a ghost out in the night.
Take the money and run
'cause you found out that it wasn't hard
to take the money and run
because you were out of sight.
You cannot tell me any more lies
You cannot pull the wool over my eyes
Take the money and run

Take the money and run
'cause the summer sun is sinking down
Take the money and run
'cause the four winds may not blow
Take the money and run
'cause the verdict has been handed down
Take the money and run
because there's no place left to go.
You cannot give me any more time.
You've already taken too much of mine
Take the money and run
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