Work Force: Somethin' for nothin' [lyrics]

Work Force: Somethin' for nothin' [lyrics]

Work Force

Somethin' for nothin'

Tommy had a guitar

He worked all summer for

Saved and sweated every night

Sweeping up dirty floors

And when he played his music

That wasn't all he'd hear

Words his daddy told him

Kept ringing in his ear, he said...

CHORUS

You can't get somethin' for nothin'

No matter how hard you try

You can't get somethin' for nothin'

It's something to get by

Tommy left his hometown

Headed for L.A.

He was shooting for the big time

Gonna make it his own way

Late one night he swore

He'd never sell himself out flat

Ah, but don't you know he soon found out

It doesn't always work like that

CHORUS

A few short months had passed by

Before Tommy was back in town

But a fire burned inside him

He couldn't put that 6-string down

Said he learned some lessons

And was far from a broken man

But the words his daddy told him

He'd experienced first hand

CHORUS

Listen to what people tell you

Then hear what your heart has to say

Hey, you can't get somethin' for nothin'

You've got to pay to play