Diamond As Big As The Ritz(Album Version) - Jimmy Buffett

Diamond As Big As The Ritz (Album Version) - Jimmy Buffett
Hidden in the mountains
Under the earth and stone
A cubic mile of perfection
Treasure no one has known
One man came upon this mother lode
Built himself a thousand room chateau
He's the emperor of diamonds
Master of the prize
He's got the hold on happiness
And all that money can buy
Everyday he lives in fascination
This is not an everyday temptation no
It's the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this
Tell me who's goin' to 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
Our 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 no
It's the diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this
Tell me who's goin' to save you
When you're a slave to a
Diamond as big as the Ritz
(Diamond Diamond Diamond Diamond Diamond)
Coal under pressure (Diamond)
Sparkle of treasure (Diamond)
Crystalline measure (Diamond)
On a mental 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 your castle walls
Greed can purchase you thrills
Power is a dangerous ****
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 goin' to save you
When you're a slave to a
Diamond as big as the Ritz
It was a diamond as big as the Ritz
What you gonna do with this
Tell me who's goin' to save you
When you're a slave to a
Diamond as big as the Ritz