Cadillac Dreams

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When I was a-seventeen Found out just what it means If you can get it free, it just ain't worth a damn When I heard the preacher say "Don't throw your life away" And I got that message and I wrote it on the wall I don't want anybody telling me lies No, I don't want your diamond ring 'Cause you ain't got my size [Chorus] I want money, money, that's what I need I got Cadillac dreams, please, mister, don'tcha take it from me Give me money, money, more than I need I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me Cadillac dreams Cadillac dreams [Verse 2] Yeah, when I had the young boy blues I paid some young boy dues I learned the hard way, there's a heartbreak every day Stone cold reality Came crashing down on me Well, life was hard on me, but I still don't give a damn When I was seventeen, I was an angry young man But I won't let just anybody tell me who I am [Chorus] Just want money, money, that's all I need I got Cadillac dreams, hey, mister, don'tcha take it from me Give me money, a-money, a-more than I need These Cadillac dreams are waiting on me [Bridge] Didn't have the time of day until this dream was born Can't take that away, you can't take that away from me No no [Guitar solo] Yeah, now dig this When I was a-seventeen There was this beauty queen Checked in a one room suite, the back seat of my car, haha-f When you want all the best things money can buy You gotta reach down inside of you To reach up to the sky [Chorus] Yeah, I want money, money, that's all I need I got Cadillac dreams, hey, mister, you can't take that from me Yeah, I want money, a-money, a-more than I need I got Cadillac dreams waiting on me (Money, money, what more I need) Yeah, just that's what I need We're driving in my Chevy with my Cadillac dreams Someday, one day, just you and me We'll ride inside these Cadillac dreams [Outro] Cadillac dreams Hey, hey, hey That's right Hey, hey These Cadillac dreams waiting on me Hey, hey, hey