When Shultz asked him why he dealt drugs, the co-worker told him that "There's no rest for the wicked." Shultz was a plumber at the time, and said that he wrote the lyrics on a piece of drywall which he found while working at his co-worker's house. Lead singer Matt Shultz stated the song was inspired by an old co-worker of his who at the time was a drug dealer. This is followed by a third chorus saying that everyone is the same and we all have no rest "until we close our eyes for good." Finally, upon arriving home and turning on the television, the narrator sees a preacher being arrested for stealing the funds of his church. The narrator, less than fifteen minutes later, is mugged by a criminal, whom he asks the same question and from whom he receives the same answer. The chorus (her response) analyzes the main reasons why individuals follow the paths they follow (".Money don't grow on trees, I've got bills to pay, I've got mouths to feed."). The narrator proceeds to ask her why she does what she does. The song talks about three particular instances in which the narrator realizes "there ain't no rest for the wicked." First, he encounters a prostitute asking if he desires to spend the night with her. A later re-release in North America the following year reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, reached number 3 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. A music video was filmed for this song which was directed by D.A.R.Y.L of Pulse Films. It was released as a CD single on Jby Relentless Records and became the first Top 40 hit for the band in the UK. (Mama got bills! Yo' daddy got bills! Yo' sister got bills! Yo' auntie got bills!) I got bills." Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" is the third single by the American rock band Cage the Elephant. I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed, So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills! All these bills pile up my desk They looking like a mount (Everest!) All the little kids run around I can hear their stomachs growl (grrr!) It's a full moon out And my girl just keep on howlin' (ooh, ooh) She said she gonna leave me If I don't come home with fifty thousand (fifty thousand?) God damn, God damn, God damn, God damn Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man God damn, oh man, God damn, oh man I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills Woke up and I bumped my head Stubbed my toe on the edge of the bed Opened the fridge and the food all gone Neighbor damn dog crapped on my lawn Hopped in the car and the car won't start It's too damn hot but I still gotta walk Behind an old lady in the grocery line Praying that my card don't get declined God damn, God damn, God damn, God damn Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man God damn, oh man, God damn, oh man I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got! (Bringin' everybody trouble!) And my shoes, my shoes I said my shoes! Ain't got no sole I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills I gotta pay So I'm gon' work, work, work every day I got mouths I gotta feed So I'm gon' make sure everybody eats I got bills.
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