Rich and Miserable – English Lyrics

• By: Kenny Chesney

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

RICH

AND MISERABLE

NOW IS THAT AN OXYMORON

OR OR OR IS IT JUST THE RESULT

OF SOME DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS

THAT HAVE GONE COMPLETELY HAYWIRE

ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS

WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN

RICH

SOMEBODY

SOMEBODY GIVE ME A DEFINITION OF THE WORD RICH

MONEY

ABSOLUTELY GIVE THE MAN A CIGAR

LOTS OF MONEY TONS OF MONEY

SO YOU'RE SWIMMING IN BUTTER

OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY KEEP TELLING US

IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE

BUT THINK ABOUT THIS

EACH ONE OF YOU COMES IN HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY

TO LEARN SOMETHING THAT WILL BETTER PREPARE YOU FOR SUCCESS

IN THE GREAT BIG WORLD OUTSIDE OF THESE DOORS

OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE YOU SO THAT YOU'RE EQUIPPED

TO FACE WHATEVER MAY COME YOUR WAY

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU HMMM

WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY LEARNING ABOUT YOU

IN OTHER WORDS WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY

WHAT MAKES YOU TICK

WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT LIKES AND DISLIKES

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS RIGHT

HERE'S THE CHALLENGE

I WANT YOU TO FORGET ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS

YOU THINK YOU MIGHT FACE OUTSIDE THESE DOORS

AND WHATEVER YOU THINK THAT YOU WANT OUT LIFE

OR OR BELIEVE THAT LIFE MAY OWE YOU

I WANT YOU TO PUT ALL OF THAT ASIDE

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT ONE THING

I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU

WILL GIVE

WHAT WILL YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE

TO CHANGE THE WORD MISERABLE

TO JOYFUL

WHAT WILL YOU BE SO RICH WITH

THAT YOU'LL BE WILLING TO SHARE IT WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD

AND I WANT YOU TO DISTILL ALL THAT DOWN TO ONE WORD

COME UP HERE WRITE IT ON THE BOARD

AND THEN WALK OUT THE DOOR

AND THEN I WANT YOU TO GIVE IT TO THE WORLD

WHY THAT WOULD BE GOOD

COME ON UP

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♪ GREEN GRASS, HOPE THE COWS GRAZE ♪

♪ HEDGE FUND, 401 ♪

♪ CAKE, MILK, AND HONEY IN THE LAND OF THE FREE ♪

♪ NEW YORK TIMES, FARMER'S ALMANAC ♪

♪ TOO BUSY TO CALL OUR MOMMA ♪

♪ BACK PORCH AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE ♪

♪ WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT, BUT WE WANT IT ♪

♪ AND WE WANT IT ALL RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WE'RE TOO YOUNG UNTIL WE'RE TOO OLD ♪

♪ WE'RE ALL LOST ON THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ♪

♪ WE CLIMB THE LADDER BUT THE LADDER JUST GROWS ♪

♪ WE'RE BORN, WE WORK, WE DIE, IT'S SPIRITUAL ♪

♪ ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

♪ AMERICAN DREAM NEVER WAKES UP ♪

♪ TOO MUCH IS NEVER TOO MUCH ♪

♪ WE WON'T BE HAPPY ‘TIL WE'RE RICH AND MISERABLE ♪

♪ GO TO SCHOOL TO GET A JOB ♪

♪ DON'T MAKE ENOUGH TO PAY IT OFF AND ON AND ON IT GOES ♪

♪ RIGHT WING, BLUE JEAN ♪

♪ GOTTA GET THE NEW THING ♪

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THE WORLD LOOK AT YOU THING ♪

♪ WE'RE TOO YOUNG UNTIL WE'RE TOO OLD ♪

♪ WE'RE ALL LOST ON THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ♪

♪ WE CLIMB THE LADDER BUT THE LADDER JUST GROWS ♪

♪ WE'RE BORN, WE WORK, WE DIE, IT'S SPIRITUAL ♪

♪ ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

♪ AMERICAN DREAM NEVER WAKES UP ♪

♪ TOO MUCH IS NEVER TOO MUCH ♪

♪ WE WON'T BE HAPPY ‘TIL WE'RE RICH AND MISERABLE ♪

♪ AND MAYBE WE'LL GET IT, AND MAYBE WE WON'T ♪

♪ BUT EVEN WHEN WE GET IT, REALLY WE DON'T ♪

♪ WE'RE TOO YOUNG UNTIL WE'RE TOO OLD ♪

♪ WE'RE ALL LOST ON THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ♪

♪ WE CLIMB THE LADDER BUT THE LADDER JUST GROWS ♪

♪ WE'RE BORN, WE WORK, WE DIE, IT'S SPIRITUAL ♪

♪ ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

♪ AMERICAN DREAM NEVER WAKES UP ♪

♪ TOO MUCH IS NEVER TOO MUCH ♪

♪ WE WON'T BE HAPPY ‘TIL WE'RE RICH AND MISERABLE ♪

♪ C'MON, GET RICH AND MISERABLE ♪

♪ C'MON, GET RICH AND MISERABLE ♪