Play the intro chords where you hear instrumental portions between verses and choruses. |-3----3----3----3-| |-3----3----3----3-| |-0----0----0----2-| |-2----2----0----0-| |-2----3----2----0-| |-0----0----3----2-| [Intro] [Verse] Green grass help the cows graze hedgefund 401 Keg and milk and honey in the land of the free New York Times Farmer’s Almanac Too busy to call our mamas Back porch ain’t what it used to be We don’t know what we want But we want it and we want it all right now [Chorus] We’re too young until we’re too old We’re all lost on the yellow brick road We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows We’re born we work we die it’s spiritual Enough is never enough American dream never wakes up Too much is never too much We won’t be happy ’til we’re rich and miserable [Verse] Go to school to get a job Don’t make enough to pay it off And on and on it goes Right wing blue jean gotta get the new thing Whatever it takes to make the world look at you think [Chorus] We’re too young until we’re too old We’re all lost on the yellow brick road We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows We’re born we work we die it’s spiritual Enough is never enough American dream never wakes up Too much is never too much We won’t be happy ’til we’re rich and miserable [Verse] And maybe we’ll get it (maybe we’ll get it) Maybe we won’t (maybe we won’t) But even when we get it (but even when we get it) Really we don’t [Chorus] We’re too young until we’re too old We’re all lost on the yellow brick road We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows We’re born we work we die it’s spiritual Enough is never enough American dream never wakes up Too much is never too much We won’t be happy ’til we’re rich and miserable [Outro] Come on get rich and miserable   Come on get rich and miserable

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson aborde les dilemmes contemporains de la vie moderne : un désir constant de réussite et de richesse qui s'accompagne d'une insatisfaction permanente. Les paroles évoquent une quête sans fin, où l'on se sent perdu sur le chemin du succès, en reconnaissant que malgré une ascension apparente, le bonheur semble toujours hors de portée. Le contraste entre les rêves américains et la réalité quotidienne rappelle que même en atteignant nos objectifs, il peut y avoir un sentiment vide et malheureux. Le contexte de cette réflexion se situe dans une société où l'on valorise la réussite matérielle et la performance, souvent au détriment des relations humaines et du bien-être personnel. Les références à une vie pleine de promesses, mais aussi de frustrations, témoignent d'un besoin universel d'équilibre et de sens, malgré les exigences d'une vie trépidante.