Jimmy Buffett - Diamond as Big as the Ritz lyrics
[Jimmy Buffett - Diamond as Big as the Ritz lyrics]
Hidden in the mountains
Under the earth and stone
A cubic mile of perfection
A treasure no one has known
One man came upon this motherlode
Built himself a thousand room chateau
He's the emperor of diamonds
Master of the prize
He's got a hold on happiness and
All that money can buy
Everyday he lives in fascination
This is not an everyday temptation
It's the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
A blessing can become a curse if
You keep it to yourself
Your own exaggeration is not so
Good for your health
It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream
If you take one look behind the shine
It doesn't always gleam
Everyday he lives in fascination
This is not an everyday temptation
It's the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
Diamond, diamond, diamond, diamond
Diamond, coal under pressure
Diamond, sparkle of treasure
Diamond, crystalline measure
Diamond, ornamental pleasure
Diamond, in the corner of your eye
Diamond, make a grown man cry
Diamond, all the seeds you've sown diamond
Greed can crumble castle walls
Greed can purchase you thrills
Power is a dangerous thing, it can maim
It can kill
It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream
If you take one look behind the shine
It doesn't always gleam
It was a diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
It was the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
Under the earth and stone
A cubic mile of perfection
A treasure no one has known
One man came upon this motherlode
Built himself a thousand room chateau
He's the emperor of diamonds
Master of the prize
He's got a hold on happiness and
All that money can buy
Everyday he lives in fascination
This is not an everyday temptation
It's the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
A blessing can become a curse if
You keep it to yourself
Your own exaggeration is not so
Good for your health
It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream
If you take one look behind the shine
It doesn't always gleam
Everyday he lives in fascination
This is not an everyday temptation
It's the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
Diamond, diamond, diamond, diamond
Diamond, coal under pressure
Diamond, sparkle of treasure
Diamond, crystalline measure
Diamond, ornamental pleasure
Diamond, in the corner of your eye
Diamond, make a grown man cry
Diamond, all the seeds you've sown diamond
Greed can crumble castle walls
Greed can purchase you thrills
Power is a dangerous thing, it can maim
It can kill
It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream
If you take one look behind the shine
It doesn't always gleam
It was a diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?
It was the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this?
Tell me who's gonna save you
When you're a slave to
The diamond as big as the Ritz?