The life I've always wanted
|
I guess I'll never have
|
I'll be working for
|
somebody else
|
Until I'm in my grave
|
I'll be dreaming of
|
a live of ease
|
And mountains
|
Oh mountains o' things
|
To have a big expensive car
|
Drag my furs on the ground
|
And have a maid that I can tell
|
To bring me anything
|
Everyone will look at me
|
with envy and with greed
|
I'll revel in their attention
|
And mountains
|
Oh mountains o' things
|
Sweet lazy life
|
Champagne and caviar
|
I hope you'll come and find me
|
Cause you know who we are
|
Those who deserve
|
the best in life
|
And know what money's worth
|
And those whose sole misfortune
|
Was having mountains
|
o' nothing at birth
|
Oh they tell me
|
There's still time
|
to save my soul
|
They tell me
|
Renounce all
|
Renounce all those material
|
things you gained by
|
Exploiting other human beings
|
Consume more than you need
|
This is the dream
|
Make you pauper
|
Or make you queen
|
I won't die lonely
|
I'll have it all prearranged
|
A grave that's deep
|
and wide enough
|
For me and all
|
my mountains o' things
|
Oh they tell me
|
There's still time
|
to save my soul
|
They tell me
|
Renounce all
|
Renounce all those material
|
things you gained by
|
Exploiting other human beings
|
Mostly I feel lonely
|
Good good people are
|
Good people are only
|
My stepping stones
|
It's gonna take all
|
my mountains o' things
|
To surround me
|
Keep all my enemies away
|
Keep my sadness
|
and loneliness at bay
|
The life I've always wanted
|
I guess I'll never have
|
I'll be working for
|
somebody else
|
Until I'm in my grave
|
I'll be dreaming of
|
a live of ease
|
And mountains
|
Oh mountains o' things
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
The life I've always wanted
|
I guess I'll never have
|
I'll be working for
|
somebody else
|
Until I'm in my grave
|
I'll be dreaming of
|
a live of ease
|
And mountains
|
Oh mountains o' things
|
To have a big expensive car
|
Drag my furs on the ground
|
And have a maid that I can tell
|
To bring me anything
|
Everyone will look at me
|
with envy and with greed
|
I'll revel in their attention
|
And mountains
|
Oh mountains o' things
|
Sweet lazy life
|
Champagne and caviar
|
I hope you'll come and find me
|
Cause you know who we are
|
Those who deserve
|
the best in life
|
And know what money's worth
|
And those whose sole misfortune
|
Was having mountains
|
o' nothing at birth
|
Oh they tell me
|
There's still time
|
to save my soul
|
They tell me
|
Renounce all
|
Renounce all those material
|
things you gained by
|
Exploiting other human beings
|
Consume more than you need
|
This is the dream
|
Make you pauper
|
Or make you queen
|
I won't die lonely
|
I'll have it all prearranged
|
A grave that's deep
|
and wide enough
|
For me and all
|
my mountains o' things
|
Oh they tell me
|
There's still time
|
to save my soul
|
They tell me
|
Renounce all
|
Renounce all those material
|
things you gained by
|
Exploiting other human beings
|
Mostly I feel lonely
|
Good good people are
|
Good people are only
|
My stepping stones
|
It's gonna take all
|
my mountains o' things
|
To surround me
|
Keep all my enemies away
|
Keep my sadness
|
and loneliness at bay
|
The life I've always wanted
|
I guess I'll never have
|
I'll be working for
|
somebody else
|
Until I'm in my grave
|
I'll be dreaming of
|
a live of ease
|
And mountains
|
Oh mountains o' things
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
I'll be dreaming, dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
dreaming dreaming dreaming
|
ill get better
|
You'll find work
|
and I'll get promoted
|
We'll move out of the shelter
|
Buy a big house
|
and live in the suburbs
|
I remember we were driving
|
driving in your car
|
The speed so fast
|
I felt like I was drunk
|
City lights lay out before us
|
And your arm felt nice
|
wrapped 'round my shoulder
|
And I had a feeling
|
that I belonged
|
And I had a feeling
|
I could be someone
|
be someone, be someone
|
You got a fast car
|
And I got a job
|
that pays all our bills
|
You stay out drinking
|
late at the bar
|
See more of your friends than
|
you do of your kids
|
I'd always hoped for better
|
Thought maybe together you
|
and me would find it
|
I got no plans
|
I ain't going nowhere
|
So take your fast car
|
and keep on driving
|
I remember we were driving
|
driving in your car
|
The speed so fast
|
I felt like I was drunk
|
City lights lay out before us
|
And your arm felt nice
|
wrapped 'round my shoulder
|
And I had a feeling
|
that I belonged
|
And I had a feeling
|
I could be someone
|
be someone, be someone
|
You got a fast car
|
But is it fast enough
|
so you can fly away
|
You gotta make a decision
|
You leave tonight or live
|
and die this way
|
|
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|
Mountains O' Things
|
| Tracy Chapman |
