Rich in Misery ©2013 Jody Dickey / James Odle Jr/ Bob Wyatt She pleads with him to stay the night baby blues sparkle in the pale moonlight married to another, she knows his lie either way he won’t tell New York good-bye Told herself there’s a way this time deception’s easy to a desperate mind he could be her ticket to so much more than this rundown shack with a red dirt floor Poor little rich girl Running low on blessings Alone in the world Never learning her lesson Cheating men And sad memories Of a poor little rich girl Rich in misery Put some money together moved her to Frisco she’s a headline girl in a topless go-go she was a hit of the show that first night she dancing just for him under those red stage lights She gave herself a Broadway name the closest thing to any New York fame every weekend business brought him back there left a wife n kids but she didn’t care (repeat chorus) From miles away see those Frisco lights you see ‘em arrive on those red-eye flights heading to a place they’ve heard of for years always a good show and an ice cold beer If you’re ever out Frisco way little time to kill and need a place to play…… (repeat chorus) Poor little rich girl Running low on blessings Alone in the world Never learning her lesson…..
