Jimmy Buffett - Diamond as Big as the Ritz lyrics

Hidden in the mountains

Under the earth and stone

A cubic mile of perfection

A treasure no one has known

One man came upon this motherlode

Built himself a thousand room chateau

Verse

He's the emperor of diamonds

Master of the prize

He's got a hold on happiness

And all that money can buy

Everyday he lives in fascination

This is not an everyday temptation

Corus

It's the diamond as big as the Ritz

What you gonna do with this, tell me

Who's gonn save you when you're a slave to

The diamond as big as the Ritz

Verse

A blessing can become a curse

If you keep it to yourself

Your own exaggeration

Is not so good for your health

It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream

If you take one look behind the shine

It doesn't always gleam

Everyday he lives in fascination

This is not an everyday temptation

Chorus

It was a diamond as big as the Ritz

What you gonna do with this

Who's gonna save you when you're a slave to

The diamond as big as the Ritz

Cool under pressure

Diamond

Sparkle of treasure

Diamond

Crystalline measure

Diamond

Ornamental pleasure

Diamond

In the corner of your eye

Diamond

Make a grown man cry

Diamond

All the seeds you've sown

Chorus

Greed can crumble castle walls

Greed can purchase you thrills

Power is a dangerous thing

It can maim it can kill

It's the prophecy of the unattainable dream

If you take one look behind the shine

It doesn't always gleam

Chorus

It was a diamond as big as the Ritz

What you gonna do with this, tell me

Who's gonna save you when you're a slave to

A diamond as big as the Ritz

Chorus

It was a diamond as big as the Ritz

What you gonna do with this, tell me

Who's gonna save you when you're a slave to

A diamond as big as the Ritz