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Mountains O' Things

Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman · 1988 · Singer/Songwriter · 4:39

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4.0 / 5· WBS rating

A quietly devastating portrait of longing and societal distance

Tracy Chapman delivers raw emotion through storytelling on Tracy Chapman, showcasing her gift for crafting poignant narratives with understated instrumentation.

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Mountains O' Things Lyrics

by Tracy Chapman

The life I've always wanted I guess I'll never have I'll be working for somebody else Until I'm in my grave I'll be dreaming of a live of ease And mountains Oh mountains o' things To have a big expensive car Drag my furs on the ground And have a maid that I can tell To bring me anything Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed I'll revel in their attention And mountains Oh mountains o' things Sweet lazy life Champagne and caviar I hope you'll come and find me Cause you know who we are Those who deserve the best in life And know what money's worth And those whose sole misfortune Was having mountains o' nothing at birth Oh they tell me There's still time to save my soul They tell me Renounce all Renounce all those material things you gained by Exploiting other human beings Consume more than you need This is the dream Make you pauper Or make you queen I won't die lonely I'll have it all prearranged A grave that's deep and wide enough For me and all my mountains o' things Mostly I feel lonely Good good people are Good people are only My stepping stones It's gonna take all my mountains o' things To surround me Keep all my enemies away Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay I'll be dreaming, dreaming... Dreaming...

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“Mountains O' Things” is performed by Tracy Chapman, released in 1988 on the album “Tracy Chapman”.

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