You got palatial mansions;
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I got rented flat.
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You got Persian kittens;
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I got tabby cat.
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You got art collections;
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I got comic books.
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You use plastic surgery;
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I stay the way I look.
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You travel private jet;
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I stand by overnight.
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You romance with chandeliers;
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I use candlelight
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(Oh) There's one thing I got more
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When I'm rich, you're poor
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Is that real good lovin'
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The kind you can't afford.
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While you're enjoying banquets,
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I'm eating cafe snacks.
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You're in designer clothing-
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I'm in plastic Macs.
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Sippin' on a Napolean Brandy?
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I'm slinging a can of beer.
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Packing matching luggage?
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I'm mostly staying here.
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Your educated accent?
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Might beat the local slang.
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Don't bet your staff and servants
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Against my backstreet gang.
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'Cause there's one thing I got more
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When I'm rich, you're poor?
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Is that real good lovin'
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The kind you can't afford.
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Your dinner jacket and your ballroom gowns,
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No warmer than my jeans.
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Caviar??
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No more filling than a can of beans.
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Go to your class concerts,
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I'll be with the local band.
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You'll get?brand-new everything,
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I'll keep my second hand.
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Ain't no fitted bathroom-
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I got my water tap.
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You think I'm full of envy?
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I know where the money's at.
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(Oh) There's one thing I got more
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When I'm rich, you're poor
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Is that real good lovin'
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It's the kind
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The kind
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The kind you can afford.
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You got palatial mansions,
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I got rented flat.
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You got Persian kittens,
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I got tabby cat.
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Cruising in a new Mercedes?
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I'm broke down in a Ford.
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You're out on your new yacht,
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I'm on my surfing board.
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Oohh, surfin' board.
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The Kind You Can't Afford
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| Madeleine Peyroux |
