He certainly did earn that reputation.
When it hits me what she's gone
I think I'll run for president
Get my face put on the million dollar bill
So when these rich men that she wants
Show her ways they can take care of her
I'll have found a way to be there with her still
When it hits me that she's gone
I think I'll be an astronaut
Make the moon my home and leave the earth behind
So when eh steps out into the night
She'll be facing me every time she shines
When it hits me that she's left me alone
When I finally move on with my life
Her goodbye written into stone
And her shadow grown into a night
When it hits me that she's gone
I think I'll be a movie star
Play the finest men the world has ever seen
So when these lovers that she's found
Show her ways they learned to talk to her
Behind each perfect word there'll be a little bit of me
I think I'll run for president
Get my face put on the million dollar bill
So when these rich men that she wants
Show her ways they can take care of her
I'll have found a way to be there with her still
When it hits me that she's gone
I think I'll be an astronaut
Make the moon my home and leave the earth behind
So when eh steps out into the night
She'll be facing me every time she shines
When it hits me that she's left me alone
When I finally move on with my life
Her goodbye written into stone
And her shadow grown into a night
When it hits me that she's gone
I think I'll be a movie star
Play the finest men the world has ever seen
So when these lovers that she's found
Show her ways they learned to talk to her
Behind each perfect word there'll be a little bit of me
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Million Dollar Bill Lyrics as written by Taylor Goldsmith
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