If Dirt Were Dollars Lyrics

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Cover art for If Dirt Were Dollars lyrics by Don Henley

The world is full of badness and dirt. The things of value (love, trust, honesty) are valuable because they are rare, not intrinsically valuable. If dirt were dollars, we'd all be rich because we wallow in the excesses of sin and wickedness on the dark side of human nature.