Gatsby

All the glitz and the glamour Plastic smiles, fake enamour We have dresses, we have riches, we have lots of time We have parties, we have prestige, we have too much wine Seeing past all the pretty faces Empty hearts and silent dinner places Lives swept up in opulence and dance But barren friendship, happiness, and romance Gatsby was a man in the know Wishes of wealth wrought a desolate trove He waited five long years for his love to come home Ended alone, just a pile of gold, gold Daisy withered like a flower Lived in leisure, held no power She had dresses, she had riches, she had lots of time She had parties, she had prestige, didn't care for wine Saw the pathway that her parents had tread Followed footprints that her family had set A wedding, a new house, a social advance Picture-perfect pairing lacking any substance Gatsby was a man in the know Wishes of wealth wrought a desolate trove He waited five long years for his love to come home Ended alone, just a pile of gold, gold When you wait for the green light It'll never get brighter Stop staring at the other side Live your life where it leads ya Things aren't always as they seem Perfection is not reality Gatsby was a man in the know Wishes of wealth wrought a desolate trove He waited five long years for his love to come home Ended alone, just a pile of gold, gold Whoa, he ended alone