Richard Cory
Simon & Garfunkel"Richard Cory" is a song by Simon & Garfunkel, released in 2003 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:43 long and contains 34 lines and 254 words.
Lyrics
0:02Richard Cory-Simon & Garfunkel
0:10They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town
0:16With political connections to spread his wealth around
0:22Born into society a banker's only child
0:27He had everything a man could want: power grace and style
0:35But I work in his factory
0:41And I curse the life I'm living
0:43And I curse my poverty
0:46And I wish that I could be
0:49Oh I wish that I could be
0:53Oh I wish that I could be
0:56Richard Cory
1:02The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:
1:08Richard Cory at the opera Richard Cory at a show
1:13And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht
1:19Oh he surely must be happy with everything he's got
1:27But I work in his factory
1:33And I curse the life I'm living
1:35And I curse my poverty
1:38And I wish that I could be
1:41Oh I wish that I could be
1:44Oh I wish that I could be
1:47Richard Cory
1:54He freely gave to charity he had the common touch
1:59And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much
2:05So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
2:12"Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head "
2:21But I work in his factory
2:26And I curse the life I'm living
2:29And I curse my poverty
2:32And I wish that I could be
2:35Oh I wish that I could be
2:38Oh I wish that I could be
2:43Richard Cory
Richard Cory-Simon & Garfunkel They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town With political connections to spread his wealth around Born into society a banker's only child He had everything a man could want: power grace and style But I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could be Oh I wish that I could be Oh I wish that I could be Richard Cory The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes: Richard Cory at the opera Richard Cory at a show And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht Oh he surely must be happy with everything he's got But I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could be Oh I wish that I could be Oh I wish that I could be Richard Cory He freely gave to charity he had the common touch And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read: "Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head " But I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could be Oh I wish that I could be Oh I wish that I could be Richard Cory
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