If I Only Had Money
Chasing Love: The Currency of Dreams in 'If I Only Had Money' by The Honeyclub
Lyrics
It's not my face, it's not my job
It's not about my appearance or occupation
It's the things I'm dreaming of
It's about the aspirations and desires I have
It's not my taste, it's not my car
It's not about my preferences or the car I drive
It's my part to play a part
It's my role to act in a particular way
It's the reason I work hard
It's the motivation for my hard work
And If I only had money
If I had money
I would buy love, love, love
I would use it to purchase affection
And you don't have to worry
Others wouldn't need to concern themselves with small matters
About all the little things
Money would alleviate worries about trivial things
If I only had money
Again, expressing a desire to use wealth for love
I would buy love, love, love
Highlighting the simplicity of life with wealth
Oh life is such a simple thing
It's not about talents or courage
It's not my gifts, it's not my guts
It's about placing trust in money
It's the money that I trust
It's not about intelligence or emotions
It's not my brains, it's not my heart
Admitting that while it may not be much, having some money is a start
It's not much but it's a start
Similar to line 5, emphasizing the driving force behind hard work
It's the reason I work hard
A repetition emphasizing the desire to use wealth to obtain love
And if I only had money
Reiterating the intention to purchase love with money
I would buy love, love, love
Reassuring others that their concerns would be minimized with wealth
And you don't have to worry
A repetition of the desire to relieve worries through wealth
'Bout all the little things
Expressing the intention to use money to obtain love, again
If I only had money
Reiterating the simplicity of life with money
I would buy love, love, love
Once more, expressing a desire to buy love with money
Oh life is such a simple thing
Summarizing the simplicity of life when one has wealth to buy affection
If I only had money
Repetition of the desire to use money to buy love
I would buy love, love, love
Reiterating the intention to purchase affection with wealth
And you don't have to worry
Reassurance that others wouldn't need to worry about small matters with money
'Bout all the little things
Repeated emphasis on relieving worries through wealth
If I only had money
Expressing the desire again to use money to buy love
I would buy love, love, love
Reiterating the intention to purchase affection with wealth
Oh life, it's easy with your love
Highlighting the ease of life with love bought through money
Love
Repetition emphasizing the desire to buy love
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