Keep Your Own Counsel Lyrics

i scrimped and i saved
til i had so much i began to feel brave
i fell in with some hustlers and i almost entertained their offer
but i kept my own counsel
it was my money, it was my time
keep your own counsel or you won't have a dime
they talked smooth, they seemed real but they were out for all that they could steal money, power, minutes, hours
so i kept my own counsel
it was my money, it was my time
keep your own counsel or you won't have a dime
the still small voice whispered soft and told me which stop to get off