I don't want anybody tellin' me lies
No, I don't want your diamond ring, 'cause you ain't got my size
I want money, money, that's what I need
I got Cadillac dreams, please mister don'tcha take it from me
Give me money, money, more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me, Cadillac dreams, Cadillac dreams
Yeah, when I had the young boy blues, I paid some young boy dues
I learned the hard way, there's a heartbreak every day
Stone cold reality came crashing down on me
Well life was hard on me, but I still don't give a damn
When I was seventeen I was an angry young man
But I won't let just anybody tell me who I am
Just want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey mister don'tcha take it from me
Give me money, money, more than I need
These Cadillac dreams, waitin' on me
Didn't have the time of day, till this dream was born
Can't take that away, you can't take that away from me, no, no
"Yeah, now take this"
When I was seventeen, there was this beauty queen
Checked in a one room suite, the back seat of my car, ah
When you want all the best things money can buy
You gotta reach down inside of you, to reach up to the sky
Yeah, I want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey mister you can't take that from me
I want money, money, more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me
Money, money, that's what I need (yeah, just what I need)
We're drivin' in my Chevy with my Cadillac dreams
Someday, one day, just you and me
We'll ride inside these Cadillac dreams, Cadillac dreams, hey, hey, hey
That's right, hey, hey
These Cadillac dreams waitin' on me, hey, hey, hey