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I Need A New Money - Andy Grammer

Lyrics by：Andrew Grammer

Composed by：Andrew Grammer

I am not merely an economic unit

I am human

How far off are we that

That can sound confusing

I wanna strive for more

But oftentimes

I don't know how to

I need a new money that

Measures my inherent value

What's your salary

What's your rate

What's your hourly wage

What's your position

Your commission

How much are you for the day

When we meet somebody new

What is the first thing that we say

What do you do

AKA how much money do you make

And then we take that information

And we sort it in our brains

Assess the value

Calculate where to put them on the page

The hierarchy of importance

I mean this is just insane

You're tellin' me that we've agreed

To tie self-worth to what we're paid

You're tellin' me that we've agreed

To tie self-worth to what we're paid

Well what a grave mistake to make

What terrible advice to take

If the scoreboard counts in dollars

What kinda game you think we'll play

Yo I am not merely an economic unit

I am human

How far off are we that

That can sound confusing

I wanna strive for more

But oftentimes

I don't know how to

I need a new money that

Measures my inherent value

But like my four-year-old askin'

Why until she's blue in the face

My inner child inquires about

This money that we make why

I make money 'cause I need it why

So I can have financial freedom why

So I can keep up with the Jones' why

So someday I can own a home and why

So I can climb the social ladder why

So I feel like I even matter why

'Cause I'm constantly worried that

I won't be enough why

'Cause I'm worried without money

I'm not worthy of love

Yo I am not merely an economic unit

I am human

How far off are we that

That can sound confusing

I wanna strive for more

But oftentimes

I don't know how to

I need a new money that

Measures my inherent value

But what if the scoreboard tallied love

What if the stock market valued love

What if the 401k was judged by how much

You lifted others up

What if the best we could get was love

What if we were impressed with love

What if the status and class was love

What if it mattered how much you love

What if the money was not enough

What if we worked nine to five for love

What if the point of this life was love

What if the point of this life was love

Yo I am not merely an economic unit I am human