[Verse 1]
When I was seventeen
Found out just what it means
If you can get it free, it just ain't worth a damn

When I heard the preacher say
"Don't throw your life away"
I got that message and I wrote it on the wall

I don't want anybody telling me lies
No, I don't want your diamond ring
'Cause you ain't got my size

[Chorus]
I want money, money, that's what I need
I got Cadillac dreams, please, mister, don'tcha take it from me
Give me money, money, more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me

Cadillac dreams
Cadillac dreams

[Verse 2]
Yeah, when I had the young boy blues
I paid some young boy dues
I learned the hard way, there's a heartbreak every day
Stone cold reality
Came crashing down on me
Well, life was hard on me, but I still don't give a damn

When I was seventeen, I was an angry young man
But I won't let just anybody tell me who I am

[Chorus]
Just want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey, mister, don'tcha take it from me
Give me money, money, more than I need
These Cadillac dreams are waiting on me

[Bridge]
Didn't have the time of day until this dream was born
Can't take that away, you can't take that away from me
No no

[Guitar solo]
Yeah, now dig this

When I was seventeen
There was this beauty queen
Checked in a one room suite, the back seat of my car, ha

When you want all the best things money can buy
You got to reach down inside of you
To reach up to the sky
[Chorus]
Yeah, I want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey, mister, you can't take that from me
I want money, money, more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waiting on me

(Money, money) Yeah, 'cause that's what I need
We're driving in my Chevy with my Cadillac dreams
Someday, one day, just you and me
We'll ride inside these Cadillac dreams

[Outro]
Cadillac dreams
Hey, hey, hey
That's right
Hey, hey
These Cadillac dreams waiting on me
Hey, hey, hey