Easy Come, Easy Go

light come, light go and quickly come, quickly go are less commonly found expressions of the same concept. Cf. early 15th-cent. Fr. tost acquis tost se despens, soon acquired, soon spent.

That which easily comes, as freely goes.
[1650 A. Bradstreet Tenth Muse 126]

‘Easy come, easy go’ is‥characteristic of rapidly acquired commercial fortunes.
[1832 S. Warren Diary of Late Physician II. xi.]

She's your only daughter, isn't she. ‥Well, easy come, easy go.
[1960 I. Jefferies Dignity & Purity ii.]

After all, if tattoos can be removed at public expense, why bother to think very carefully about having them done in the first place? Easy come, easy go.
[2002 National Review 11 Mar. 28]

Related to: getting and spending

Bibliography of major proverb collections and works cited from modern editions is available here.

Readily won and readily lost, as in Easy come, easy go--that's how it is for Mark when he plays the stock market. This phrase states a truth known since ancient times and expressed in numerous proverbs with slightly different wording ( lightly come, lightly go; quickly come, quickly go). The adverb easy was substituted in the early 1800s.

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• Artist: George Strait
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1993
• Total Time: 31:32
• Genre: Country

Review

Popular country singer George Strait once again does what he does so well on this late-1993 album, Easy Come, Easy Go. He mixes the standards of traditional country, a bit of good ol' honky tonk, along with just a tiny little taste of pop and Texas swing to offer up some really worth-a-listen tunes, including "Stay out of My Arms," "I'd Like to Have That One Back," "Without Me Around," and "That's Where My Baby Feels at Home." He also adds in his own take on an old George Jones cover, "Lovebug." The songs on this recording cover the basics: heartbreak, loving, drinking, and cheating. A fantastic addition to any country collection, especially a George Strait one. ~ Charlotte Dillon, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Stay out of My Arms	Jim Lauderdale	George Strait	(2:35)
Just Look at Me (Lyrics)	Curtis Wayne, Gerald Smith	George Strait	(3:08)
Easy Come, Easy Go (Lyrics)	Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon	George Strait	(3:02)
I'd Like to Have That One Back (Lyrics)	Rick West, Bill Shore, Aaron Barker	George Strait	(3:51)
Lovebug	Wayne Kemp, Curtis Wayne	George Strait	(2:50)
I Wasn't Fooling Around	Jim Lauderdale, John Leventhal	George Strait	(3:00)
Without Me Around (Lyrics)	John Northrup, Dean Dillon	George Strait	(3:26)
The Man in Love With You	Steve Dorff, Gary Harju	George Strait	(3:22)
That's Where My Baby Feels at Home	Curtis Wayne, Wayne Kemp, Faron Young	George Strait	(2:44)
We Must Be Loving Right	Clay Blaker, Roger Brown	George Strait	(3:34)

Credits

Eddie Bayers (Drums), John Thomas II (Engineer), Stuart Duncan (Fiddle), Steve Gibson (Guitar (Acoustic)), George Strait (Vocals), Brent Mason (Guitar (Electric)), Paul Franklin (Guitar (Steel)), Steve Gibson (Guitar), Steve Gibson (?), Tony Brown (Producer), Graham Lewis (Engineer), Brent Mason (Guitar), Chuck Ainlay (Engineer), Chuck Ainlay (Mixing), Tony Brown (Producer), Steve Dorff (String Arrangements), Jessie Noble (Project Coordinator), Carmelo Roman (Art Direction), George Strait (Producer), Curtis Young (Vocals (Background)), Glenn Worf (Bass), Brent Mason (Guitar (Acoustic)), Steve Gibson (Hi String Guitar (Acoustic)), Liana Manis (Vocals (Background)), Glenn Worf (Tic Tac), Carmelo Roman (Design), Chuck Ainlay (Mastering), Glenn Meadows (Mastering), Paul Franklin (Slide Guitar), Keith Carter (Photography), Jim Kemp (Art Direction), Craig White (Engineer), Steve Gibson (Guitar (Electric)), Matt Rollings (Piano)

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