Daddy almost made a livin' With eighty acres and a plow He could've bought that place twice over Workin' for someone in town Ah, but you should've seen him In his field at harvest time He'd swear the gates of heaven opened And he was standing first in line Chorus: You can't be in it for the money Money comes and money goes You can't be in it for the money You gotta satisfy your soul I grabbed the world when I was eighteen Turned it over and shook it hard Filled my pockets up with money Burned a hole right through my heart Then one day it hit There must be more to life than this Told the boss man I was quittin' It was the hardest smartest thing I ever did Chorus Everybody's got a purpose From mendin' bones to tendin' bar You might say that I found mine When I wrapped my hands around this guitar I still wonder if I'm crazy Tryin' to bring a dream to life But I look forward to tomorrow And I sleep pretty good at night