Lyrics

I rode the tiger, I rode the tiger
Thought I was the talk of the town
I rode the tiger, I rode the tiger
Turns out I was just another money-grubbing clown

I rode the tiger, I rode the tiger
Burned that candle right down
I rode the tiger, I rode the tiger
I rode the tiger right into the ground

Why is it everybody’s trying to find a way to make a million bucks
We’re all rolling dice trying to grab a slice of lady luck

I paid the piper, I paid the piper
I paid the piper his dues
I paid the piper, I paid the piper
But the piper was a loan shark in a three thousand dollar suit

And when the party was over and I was singing my blues
I looked in the mirror and watched me disappear
And I knew that I’d been a fool
What am I to do, what can you do
When you know you’ve been a fool

All I want, all I need is the good life
All I want all I need
Are the things that money can’t buy

Why is it everybody’s trying to find a way to make a million bucks
We’re all shaking dice trying to grab a piece of lady luck

I don’t want it, don’t need it
I don’t want to make a million bucks