Soon a benevolent man whisked her to his luxury hotel room.
I GOT BILLS TO PAY I GOT MOUTHS TO FEED FOR FREE
She didn't stay on the streets as a common hooker for long. I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed There ain't nothing in this world for free Oh no, I can't slow down, I can't hold back Though you know, I wish I could Oh no there ain't no rest for the. They'll be nice to you."įancy vowed to herself that she would be a lady somehow, whatever it took. As a result, Fancy's mother fixed her hair and makeup and gave her a gold locket with the truism, " To thine own self be true" as she advised, " just be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy. Out of options, Fancy's mother saw prostitution as the only chance for her daughter's survival. Her terminally ill mother scraped together what little money she had to buy her a seductive red dancing dress. I know I cant slow down, I cant hold back, Though you know. We got bills to pay and we got mouths to feed and their ain't nothing in this world for free. No there aint no rest for the wicked, Until we close our eyes for good'. She looked at me and this is what she said Oh, there aint no rest for the wicked Money dont grow on trees I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed Aint. I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, There aint nothing in this world for free. I know I cant slow down, I cant hold back, Though you know, I wish I could. Poverty forced her mother to cast her out of the meager family home when Fancy turned 18. I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, There aint nothing in this world for free. Fancy grew up in a one-room, rickety shack on the outskirts of New Orleans, the daughter of a single welfare mother with an infant.
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