[Stevie Wonder] You just could not know how long we tried To see how this building looks inside This must be a lucky day for me Because the sign says there's a vacancy
[Apartment owner] Look I know you came a long way But you made it just too late So we had to give it to somebody else
[Owner] Well I can't take the time out To check your credit card ‘Cause the computer just broke down today
[Stevie] Well I'll stop by here tomorrow to complete our interview But I know what you're gonna say I know what your bottom line is
[Hook: Owner] You might have the cash But you can not cash in your face We don't want you living in here Say you might have the cash But you can not cash in your face We don't want your kind living in here Too bad, too sad
[Stevie] Our first child is due here any day That's why we're desperate for a place to stay The location is so perfect too So please try to do what you can do
[Owner] Well in this apartment complex no children are allowed And if you told me that I could have saved you a lot of time
[Stevie] Well I thought the bill was passed that said you could not discriminate But I know some excuse you'll find Because your bottom line is
[Hook: Owner] You might have the cash But you can not cash in your face We don't want you living in here Say you might have the cash But you can not cash in your face We don't want your kind living in here Too bad, too sad
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I wrote that about someone who worked for me. He was in an interracial marriage. When he and his wife went in person to see an apartment they had called ahead about, they were told the landlord didn’t have anything available. And this was in California. From that I wrote, “You might have the cash but you cannot cash in your face.”