Richie
Mahalia * Track #11 On Love and Compromise
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- #7Karma
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Richie by Mahalia
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MahaliaProduced by
Felix Joseph & SounwaveAbout
Straying from Mahalia’s usual themes of love and heartbreak, “Richie,” the eleventh track off Love and Compromise, touches on the topic of addiction — specifically gambling — and how it has affected the lives of some of Mahalia’s loved ones.
The name ‘Richie’ is a pseudonym, as Mahalia didn’t want...
Richie Lyrics
[Refrain]
Richie don't bet like that
Richie lose it all like that
Richie make it all right back
Richie can't, won't come back
[Verse 1]
Now, tell me what it costs
Money kills
Sell his soul for a hundred bills
And when he comes back down
He just wanna get higher
Richie won't let go
Had his fill
Let it cool off, let it chill
'Cause when he come back down
He just feed the fire
[Chorus]
Never in all my life
Have I seen a wise fool, oh yeah
Never in all my life, uh
Not until I met you, but don't forget
[Refrain]
Richie don't get no rest (Oh no)
Richie got demons left (No more)
Feel it all in his chest (Oh no)
Richie won't give up yet
[Verse 2]
Won't tell you what he lost
Never will
Wouldn't stop 'til twenty mill
But when he come back down
He just wanna get higher
No, Richie won't let go
At it still
Falling off for another thrill
And when he come back down
He just feed the fire
[Chorus]
Never in all my life
Have I seen a wise fool, oh yeah
Never in all my life, uh
Not until I met you, but don't forget
[Refrain]
Richie don't come, come back
[Outro]
I say, I say
You do too much, uh
Talk too much, uh
Gimme too much love
Excuses, excuses
All either us have
Call the dust, uh
For the chelub
Excuses, excuses
Richie Q&A
Who wrote Richie's ?
Richie was written by Felix Joseph & Sam Dew & AoD & Sounwave & Mahalia.
Who produced Richie's ?
Richie was produced by Felix Joseph & Sounwave.
What did Mahalia say about "Richie"?
A “wise fool” means somebody who knows exactly what they’re doing. A self-saboteur. “Richie” is actually about somebody really close to me and their addition and gambling. I’ve got a few friends, a couple of family members who have gambled, and I’ve watched how much that can affect people. I’ve just...