Gatsby Lyrics

All the glitz and the glamour

Plastic smiles, fake enamour

We have dresses, we have riches, we have lots of time

We have parties, we have prestige, we have too much wine

Seeing past all the pretty faces

Empty hearts and silent dinner places

Lives swept up in opulence and dance

But barren friendship, happiness, and romance

Gatsby was a man in the know

Wishes of wealth wrought a desolate trove

He waited five long years for his love to come home

Ended alone, just a pile of gold, gold

Daisy withered like a flower

Lived in leisure, held no power

She had dresses, she had riches, she had lots of time

She had parties, she had prestige, didn't care for wine

Saw the pathway that her parents had tread

Followed footprints that her family had set

A wedding, a new house, a social advance

Picture-perfect pairing lacking any substance

Gatsby was a man in the know

Wishes of wealth wrought a desolate trove

He waited five long years for his love to come home

Ended alone, just a pile of gold, gold

When you wait for the green light

It'll never get brighter

Stop staring at the other side

Live your life where it leads ya

Things aren't always as they seem

Perfection is not reality

Gatsby was a man in the know

Wishes of wealth wrought a desolate trove

He waited five long years for his love to come home

Ended alone, just a pile of gold, gold

Whoa, he ended alone