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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Victor Dixon
Brandon Victor Dixon
Vocals
Adam Blackstone
Adam Blackstone
Keyboards
Aaron Romero
Aaron Romero
Electric Upright Bass
Belinda Whitney
Belinda Whitney
Violin
Ben Weiss
Ben Weiss
Guitar
Carla Fabiani
Carla Fabiani
Viola
Darryl Yokley
Darryl Yokley
Saxophone
Enrico de Trizio
Enrico de Trizio
Drum Programming
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins
Keyboards
Gabriela Rengel
Gabriela Rengel
Violin
Jaylen Petinaud
Jaylen Petinaud
Drums
John Walsh
John Walsh
Trumpet
John Yun
John Yun
Keyboards
Lily Ling
Lily Ling
Music Director
Linda Aziza Miller
Linda Aziza Miller
Keyboards
Marc Malsegna
Marc Malsegna
Guitar
Melissa Westgate
Melissa Westgate
Cello
Mike Reid
Mike Reid
Drums
Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen
Programming
Victor Pablo
Victor Pablo
Percussion
Willie Applewhite
Willie Applewhite
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Songwriter
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Songwriter
Adam Blackstone
Adam Blackstone
Vocal Arranger
Tom Kitt
Tom Kitt
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Producer
Adam Blackstone
Adam Blackstone
Producer
Tom Kitt
Tom Kitt
Producer
Ann Mincieli
Ann Mincieli
Recording Engineer
Brendan Morawski
Brendan Morawski
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Eric Schilling
Eric Schilling
Mixing Engineer
Frank Holland
Frank Holland
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jill Dell'Abate
Jill Dell'Abate
Studio Personnel
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
Mixing Engineer
Robert Regeiro
Robert Regeiro
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Tejeda
Steve Tejeda
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
I had just finished doing, oh God, I don't even remember what show
I can't remember if it was Tompkins or if it was Seward Park, down on Essex Street
Anyway, it doesn't matter, this fool, your father
He wheeled out this old upright piano and he just started to play
[Verse 1]
Money
Some people so poor, all that they got is money
And, oh, diamonds
Some people waste their life counting their thousands
[Chorus]
And I don't care what they're offering
How much gold they bring
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
[Verse 2]
Oh, castles
Some people so lonely, what good is a castle
Surrounded by people?
But ain't got a friend that's not on the payroll
[Chorus]
And I don't care what they bring
They can have everything
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
[Bridge]
And all of a sudden, Davis and me were the only people in the world
[Verse 3]
And all the king's horses and all the king's men
Came charging to get what we got
They offered the crown and they offered the throne
I already got all that I want
All the king's horses and all the king's men
They came marching through
They offered the world just to have what we got
But I found the world in you, I found the world in you
[Outro]
Hey
And that was it
Written by: Alicia Keys, Emeli Sandé

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