SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY THERE IS TROUBLE GOING ON
SOMEONE'S MAKING MONEY
SOMEONE'S DOING WRONG
EVERYBODY'S SEARCHING FOR A LITTLE PIECE OF GOLD
BUY A PLACE, FIX A FACE, NEVER GROW OLD

IT'S A SHAME
(WHO'SE GONNA TAKE CONTROL?)
IT'S A GAME THEY PLAY
(WHO'SE GONNA SAVE YOUR SOUL?)
AND THEY'RE NEVER GONNA STOP 'TILL THEY REACH THE TOP

ALL ACROSS THE NATION
FEVER TAKES CONTROL
MONEY IS TEMPTATION
MONEY SAVES YOUR SOUL

ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU
OF THIS THERE IS NO DOUBT
A RICH MAN NEEDS HIS COMFORT
AND A POOR MAN DOES WITHOUT

EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY ALL AROUND THE WORLD
BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S THE RICH MAN GETS THE GIRL

IT'S A SHAME
(WHO'SE GONNA TAKE CONTROL?)
IT'S A GAME THEY PLAY
(WHO'SE GONNA SAVE YOUR SOUL?)
AND THEY'RE NEVER GONNA STOP 'TILL THEY REACH THE TOP

ALL ACROSS THE NATION
FEVER TAKES CONTROL
MONEY IS TEMPTATION
MONEY SAVES YOUR SOUL

LOOK AT ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE
SHELTER FROM THE RAIN
STANDING AT THE BUS STOP
DREAMING 'BOUT SPAIN
HERE COMES THE RICH MAN DRIVING HIS CAR
WHEN HE WAS POOR HE WAS SURE
HE WAS GONNA GO - FAR

(WHO'SE GONNA TAKE CONTROL?)
IT'S A GAME THEY PLAY
(WHO'SE GONNA SAVE YOU SOUL?)
AND THEY'RE NEVER GONNA STOP UNTIL THEY REACH THE TOP

ALL ACROSS THE NATION
FEVER TAKES CONTROL
MONEY IS TEMPTATION
MONEY SAVES YOUR SOUL

ALL ACROSS THE NATION
ALL ACROSS THE NATION

(P) 1987 Numa Records