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torrence jerell - million dollar figure (black gatsby) lyrics

{verse 1}

born with money
top cl-ss american
won awards all academic all everything
the one thing he couldn’t win he desired more than anything
a wedding ring
a few solitaires
a few saw his tears
many knew his home his afterparties affairs
though he stayed low key
you could always find him flowing
or when they put it in the air
he often spoke the life of a king without an heir
he seemed always alone though many ladies sought his stare
his mind was lost in music poetry his only care
if others truly knew his emptiness and his despair
we would all rather party with him masquerade instead
the void would return when the night came to an end
and the designated drivers roll out
like it’s checkout time
few thought of the gatsby or what was on his mind
as he watched all is visitors exit from the blinds
back to the solitude of a double- conscious mind
this world is blindly confined to placing people in categories defined
some are etched in the margins with an eloquent mind
black gatsby

{hook}
just a million dollar figure

{verse 2}

raised lovely
pops bought piano lessons
private training
his last p-ssion was tennis
even croquet
at a young age
gatsby learned the exotic worth of women
yet when it came to the wedding he would never get it
nor would he fulfill dreams of raising children
giving them the same benefits his pops gave him
another absentee father beat down by his ex
lost everything money was all he had left
what he l-sted most was the comfort of the flesh
to feel his love’s caress
to smell his woman’s hair while she moans under her breath
the gentle firmness
at which he’d grab her neck
that was just a reverie he’d live it through his guests
at anytime he’d let them in his home he’d never stress
offer them a beverage a token of a spliff
entertain a conversation
show a room where they can rest
then retire all alone with his poems he’d digress
inspired by the fun in his home he’d witness

{hook}
just a million dollar figure

{verse 3}

he started wealthy
it’s funny how times change
he gave it all up
was tired of the game
the emptiness left him wondering how did i get to this?
he had a home yet no love to say her love was his
no togetherness
what’s a dollar sign when your mind’s occupied with bitterness?
so he gave it all up put down his crown
left his hometown love was his home now
he’d forever be without if it’s never found
what a great price
a great sacrifice
he had no choice to his heart he had to be true
what’s a kingdom without a queen to come to?
so he headed west in search of what he’s never felt
in the wilderness he found love within himself
it cost him everything to learn the meaning of true wealth
black gatsby

{hook}
just a million dollar figure

- torrence jerell lyrics

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