Richard Cory

Song Richard Cory
Artist Simon
Album Sounds of silence / Bookends / Bridge Over Troubled Water

Lyrics

[00:10.39] They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town,
[00:16.47] With political connections to spread his wealth around.
[00:22.87] Born into society, a banker's only child,
[00:27.56] He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style.
[00:36.06] But I work in his factory
[00:41.18] And I curse the life I'm living
[00:44.50] And I curse my poverty
[00:47.10] And I wish that I could be,
[00:49.98] Oh, I wish that I could be,
[00:52.95] Oh, I wish that I could be
[00:56.36] Richard Cory.
[01:02.63] The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:
[01:08.06] Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show.
[01:14.01] And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
[01:19.54] Oh, he surely must be happy with everything he's got.
[01:27.64] But I work in his factory
[01:33.02] And I curse the life I'm living
[01:35.86] And I curse my poverty
[01:38.63] And I wish that I could be,
[01:41.65] Oh, I wish that I could be,
[01:44.62] Oh, I wish that I could be
[01:48.10] Richard Cory.
[01:54.33] He freely gave to charity, he had the common touch,
[01:59.81] And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much,
[02:05.29] So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
[02:12.05] "Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head."
[02:20.90] But I work in his factory
[02:26.93] And I curse the life I'm living
[02:29.07] And I curse my poverty
[02:31.93] And I wish that I could be,
[02:35.16] Oh, I wish that I could be,
[02:38.35] Oh, I wish that I could be
[02:40.64] Richard Cory.