Marble halls and chandeliers Vestibules and souveniers Vanity like a treasure chest Silverware for a hundred guests If you think it might leave you satisfied If this is your idea of a perfect life Take mine Recognition in a paved drive way Good manners and bad fruit cake Socializing with the socialites Wasting all my saturday nights All these precious things money can't buy If you wanna know what these privileges are like Take Mine I'm looking for highly understated little downgraded They don't make 'em like they used too Rough around the edges nothing too impressive Bona fide eye tribute I'd rather hang around some sleepy little town With a taste for the unrefined So if you want the high life Take mine Groundskeeper and a maitredee Probably won't even ever miss me Big parties and promenades I never really liked to dance anyway All these precious things don't satisfy If you think happiness is what you're gonna find Take mine