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Artist: Andy Grammer

Album: The Good Parts

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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Detailed Analysis

This song deals with mature themes around materialism, greed, and life regrets that require some emotional maturity to fully understand. The concept of being consumed by the pursuit of money ('caught a disease, and it's gold') and the metaphor of addiction ('kicking the habit') may need parental context for younger listeners. While there's no explicit content, profanity, or sexual themes, the existential concerns about aging, regret, and finding meaning in life are more relevant to teens and adults who can relate to these complex emotional and philosophical concepts.

Themes
materialism
greed
life lessons
regret
aging
priorities
self-reflection
addiction metaphor
wealth
happiness

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Lyrics

There is a lie that I believed The more that I got, the more I'd be free, free, free, free So I've been away, making the green See, the more that I get, the more that I need, need, need, need So pray for my, pray for my, pray for my soul I got a, caught a disease, and it's gold Caught it so easy like the common cold, ooh, ooh Tossing and tossing and turning around Trying and trying to sweat it all out Kicking the habit that's pulling me down, ooh, oh I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Oh, no, I think I missed it, I was chasing money" I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Oh, no, I got a big house, but my heart is ugly" You can't take it with ya, and your whip ain't gon' miss ya So wipe off that window, see the bigger picture now I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Whoa, no, I think I missed it, I was chasing money" Now there is a dream that I was sold Just get all you can before you get old, old, old, old So I bought it all and took out a loan But now that I'm here, I got nothing to show, show, show, show Pray for my, pray for my, pray for my soul I got a, got a disease, and it's gold Caught it so easy like the common cold, ooh, ooh Tossing and tossing and turning around Trying and trying to sweat it all out Kicking the habit that's pulling me down, ooh, oh I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Whoa, no, I think I missed it, I was chasing money" I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Whoa, no, I got a big house, but my heart is ugly" You can't take it with ya, and your whip ain't gon' miss ya So wipe off that window, see the bigger picture now I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Whoa, no, I think I missed it, I was chasing money" I want a life (I want a life) I cannot pay for I want a life (I want a life) I can't afford to live without I want a life (I want a life) I cannot pay for I want a life (I want a life) I can't afford to be missing out I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Oh, no, I think I missed it, I was chasing money" I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Oh, no, I got a big house, but my heart is ugly" I don't wanna be eighty-five (I don't wanna be eighty-five), singing "Whoa, no, I think I missed it, I was chasing money" (I was chasing money) I don't wanna be eighty-five, singing "Whoa, no, I got a big house, but my heart is hurting me" I think I missed it I was chasing money


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Analysis performed on May 7, 2026
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