I play the game of a rich boy I buy everything I can My bankroll is a foot thick I'm a wealthy man A million dollar reserve note Is right there in my hand And I can't stand to think Well, it's all that I've got Take away all my silver Take away all my gold, yeah And hand me a stack of paper Paper money, paper money don't hold, no Paper money don't hold Well, you act as though you don't remember The way it all used to be Now one man, he locks up the money Another man holds the key A million dollar reserve note Is right there in my hand And i can't stand to think Well it's all that I've got You take away all my silver, yeah Take away all my gold And hand me a stack of paper Paper money, paper money don't hold, no Paper money don't hold My car cost me fifteen grand Some say I got a deal Melt it down, I got a thousand pounds of junk And ten dollars worth of steel A million dollar reserve note Is right there in my hand And I can't stand to think Well, it's all that I've got So you take away all my silver Take away all my gold Hand me a stack of paper, yeah Paper money, paper money don't hold, no yeah Paper money won't hold, no Paper money don't hold, no Paper money won't hold, yeah Paper money don't hold