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Rich Man

from The Loud EP by The Stairwell

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I wrote this in the November of 2012. This is most definitely a song based on the break-up of May 2012, but this is from a different perspective. In November, I was very sick of holding onto her and wanting out of my emotional rut. This songs portrays the frustrations and the new attitude toward emotions that I felt at that time.

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If I had a dollar for every time you threw me away
I could buy the dump that you threw me in
And if I had a dollar for every time you walked away
Well I’d be a rich man baby
Well I’d be a rich man baby and that’s no lie

(How can you live?)
How can you live with all that debt?
(How can you live?)
How can you live with that shadow over your back?
The weight is gonna crush you
And you don’t know how to move
Well I am a rich man baby ‘cause I got away

If I had a dollar for every time you led me on
I could buy all the lemmings that you could ever lead
And if I had a dollar for every time you couldn’t decide
Well I’d be a rich man baby
Well I’d be a rich man baby and that’s no lie

(How can you live?)
How can you live with all that debt?
(How can you live?)
How can you live with that shadow over your back?
The weight is gonna crush you
And you don’t know how to move
Well I am a rich man baby ‘cause I got away
I got away

If I had a dollar for every reason you gave me to leave
Well I’d be a rich man baby
Well I’d be a rich man baby and that’s no lie

(How can you live?)
How can you live with all that debt?
(How can you live?)
How can you live with that shadow over your back?
The weight is gonna crush you
And you don’t know how to move
Well I am a rich man baby
Well I am a rich man baby
Well I am a rich man baby ‘cause I got away

credits

from The Loud EP, released August 13, 2013
Ben Vasko

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The Stairwell Berkey, Ohio

From the cornfields of Northwest Ohio, The Stairwell was born in the break-up of the local Christian Rock band, The Fall of Jericho. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player, Ben Vasko, decided to give it another shot, this time taking his musical pursuits in a little different direction. A short time later, he began his new project with the intent of recording an ep of his own. ... more

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