Mountains o' Things (Official) by Tracy Chapman
Mountains o' Things (Official) by Tracy Chapman

Mountains o’ Things (Official)

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Mountains o' Things (Official) by Tracy Chapman

Release Date
Fri Apr 15 1988
Performed by
Tracy Chapman
Produced by
David Kershenbaum
Writed by
Tracy Chapman
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This song covers the idea of greed and consumerism in our modern society, the idea that life is about more than just material goods. This has always been a popular topic within music going back to “Can’t Buy Me Love” by The Beatles and more recently “Consumerism” by Lauryn Hill and “Wings” by Mackle...

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Mountains o’ Things (Official) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a life of ease
And mountains oh mountains o' things

[Verse 2]
To have a big expensive car
Drag my furs on the ground
And have a maid that I can tell
To bring me anything
Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed
I'll revel in their attention
And mountains oh mountains o' things

[Verse 3]
Sweet lazy life
Champagne and caviar
I hope you'll come and find me
Cause you know who we are
Those who deserve the best in life
And know what money's worth
And those whose sole misfortune
Was having mountains of nothing at birth

[Hook]
Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul
They tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings

[Verse 4]
Consume more than you need
This is the dream
Make you pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains o' things

[Hook]
Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul
They tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings

[Bridge]
Mostly I feel lonely
Good good people are
Good people are only
My stepping stones
It's gonna take all my mountains o' things
To surround me
Keep all my enemies away
Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay

[Verse 5]
The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a life of ease
And mountains oh mountains o' things

[Outro]
I'll be dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
I'll be dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
I'll be dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
I'll be dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming

Mountains o’ Things (Official) Q&A

Who wrote Mountains o’ Things (Official)'s ?

Mountains o’ Things (Official) was written by Tracy Chapman.

Who produced Mountains o’ Things (Official)'s ?

Mountains o’ Things (Official) was produced by David Kershenbaum.

When did Tracy Chapman release Mountains o’ Things (Official)?

Tracy Chapman released Mountains o’ Things (Official) on Fri Apr 15 1988.

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