Diamond As Big As The Ritz - 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 motherlode

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)

Crystaline 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 drug

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