[Verse 1]
When I was a-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"
And 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, a-money, a-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 a-seventeen
There was this beauty queen
Checked in a one room suite, the back seat of my car, haha-f

When you want all the best things money can buy
You gotta 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
Yeah, I want money, a-money, a-more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waiting on me

(Money, money, what more I need) Yeah, just 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