Millionaire's Dream
Silent Riches: A Millionaire's Quiet Journey Through Life
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I'm a quiet guy, lead a quiet life
I live a calm life and keep to myself.
Got a quiet way and a quiet wife
I have a reserved demeanor and a spouse who shares the same nature.
I don't say too much, if there's nothing to say
I speak only when necessary.
I just watch the silence blow my day away
I observe time pass quietly, with little activity.
Put the tv on, but there's nothing to see
Turning on the TV yields nothing of interest.
Just people talking endlessly
People talk incessantly about materialistic matters.
About things to buy, more shows to see
Conversations revolve around consumerism and entertainment.
Might mean something to someone, means nothing to me
These discussions hold no significance for me.
And when I go to bed, I sing to her
Expressing love through song before bedtime.
Then I go to sleep, and dream of dreaming
I enter the realm of dreams.
Walk down the street, wish I'd stayed in
Regretting not staying home.
Shoulda taken the car out for a spin
Should have taken the opportunity for a drive.
People ask for money, say I'm sorry for you
Others ask for money, assuming my financial struggle.
I'm in debt for life, I should be begging too
I'm in perpetual debt, should be in a similar predicament.
Had a dream that I was dreaming
Had a dream within a dream.
Woke up with a start
Awoke suddenly.
A millionaire with a broken heart
In the dream, a wealthy person with a broken heart.
Not me
Emphasizing it's not me.
So I don't want nothing, and I don't need much
I desire nothing and require very little.
'cos I'm a millionaire with a midas touch
Claiming to have a touch of Midas, though not explicitly wealthy.
The bank, God and tomorrow lay seige my home
External pressures from the bank, God, and the future besiege my life.
And I wish they'd just leave us alone
Wishing for these pressures to cease.
And when I go to bed....
Returning to bedtime routines.
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