The Takin' Is Easy

If heaven was a place I thought I'd been there But other times I guess I ain't so sure If it's heaven that can fill a man with richness Y'know I'd rather stay down here and be poor Because the The takin' is easy The takin' is easy The takin' is easy It's just the puttin' it back don't happen so fast When you're hard up again I'd rather feel the warmth of the sunshine Than see the darkness of a prison cell But the thinking of the thoughts that I been thinking I've gone and booked myself a passage straight to hell My God the The takin' is easy The takin' is easy The takin' is easy It's just the puttin' it back don't happen so fast When you're hard up again No-one ever told me of the nightmares When all you ever hear people say is Well I thought you were a good man But just look what you have turned into today Sweet lord the The takin' is easy The takin' is easy The takin' is easy It's just the puttin' it back don't happen so fast When you're hard When you're hard When you're hard up again I said the The takin' is easy The takin' is easy The takin' is easy It's just the puttin' it back don't happen so fast When you're hard up again That's all