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I Want To Be A Billionaire

from I Want To Be A Billionaire by Gregory Ego

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I WANT TO BE A BILLIONAIRE


I want to be a billionaire.
A couple hundred million won't do.
I want a software monopoly.
I want to manipulate global currency.

I want to be a billionaire.
An oil sheik or an oil emir.
I'd call myself a philanthropist.
And you'd have nothing to fear.

Give me a cable network
And a herd of bison.
Give me my own airline
And aeronautics division.

Because I want to be a stealth billionaire:
You've never heard my name before.
Dressed up like a grubby duffer
At the corner store.

Because a billionaire wants to be…
Just like you.
And you're only a millionaire:
You haven't got a clue.

I want to be a billionaire...

If I was a billionaire, hmm,
I might be more concerned with prestige,
Instead of using my wealth
Wisely.

If I was a billionaire
I’d live off the interest
And resist the urge to splurge
So people wouldn’t think I was a spendthrift.

If I was a billionaire
I’d bring my bastard son a bag of chips
And watch the smile form
On his tiny, Southeast-Asian lips.

It’s not like I’ve got galaxies of wealth.
It’s not like I’ve got a googol of wealth.
It’s not like I’ve got a black hole of wealth.
What’s the use of wealth if you ain’t got your health?

They don’t teach you how to be
A billionaire at school.
No, they don’t teach you how to
Too successful.

You can’t win a billion dollars
On any silly show.
No, you can’t win a billion by calling up your friends
For a question you just don’t know.

I want to be a billionaire…

If I was a billionaire:
You'd invest in me on the stock market.
If I was a billionaire:
I would be a babe magnate.
If I was a billionaire:
I'd display savoir faire.
If was a billionaire:
I'd call you "late for dinner."

Give me my own island.
And a stadium for my team.
Give me a movie studio.
And a tuxedo-clad chimpanzee.

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from I Want To Be A Billionaire, released January 8, 2015
Gregory Ego: Vocals, guitar.
Allan Bumgartner: Bass.
Tomás Salas: Drums.

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Gregory Ego Denver, Colorado

Gregory Ego: a 21st Century singer-songwriter and theatrical shaman of angst. A purveyor of satire and psychedelia. Part social critic, part mystic. Fulfilling the old "intelligence is sexy" adage.

Gregory Daurer: author of the novel A Western Capitol Hill and a freelance scribe. His work has appeared in Juxtapoz, 5280, Headpress, The Huffington Post, Salon, Draft, Culture, and High Times.
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