Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Travie McCoy
Vocals
Bruno Mars
Vocals
The Smeezingtons
All Instruments
Christopher "Brody" Brown
Bass Guitar
Charles Monez
Bass Guitar
The Stereotypes
Programming
Eric Hernandez
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Travie McCoy
Songwriter
Ari Levine
Songwriter
P. Lawrence
Songwriter
Bruno Mars
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ari Levine
Recording Engineer
The Smeezingtons
Producer
Chad Jolley
Engineer
Dave Benck
Engineer
Elvis Aponte
Engineer
George Mayers
Engineer
Graham Marsh
Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Javier Merino Valverde
Engineer
Lyrics
[PreChorus]
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin' bad
Buy all of the things I never had
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smilin' next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
Oh, every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
Yeah, a different city every night
Oh, I, I swear
The world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
[Verse 1]
Yeah, I would have a show like Oprah
I would be the host of
Every day, Christmas, give Travie your wish list
I probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain't ever had shit
Give away a few Mercedes like, "Here lady, have this"
And last but not least, grant sombody they last wish
It's been a couple months that I been single, so
You can call me Travie-Claus minus the ho-ho
Ha, ha, get it?
I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Yeah, can't forget about me, stupid
Everywhere I go, I'ma have my own theme music
[Chorus]
Oh, every time I close my eyes
Oh, what you see, what you see, bruh?
I see my name in shining lights
Uh-huh, uh-huh, and what else?
A different city every night
Oh, I, I swear
The world better prepare
For what?
For when I'm a billionaire
[Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
When I'm a billionaire
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Verse 2]
I'll be playin' basketball with the president
Dunkin' on his delegates
Then I compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twenties, tens and Bens completely separate
Yeah, I be in a whole new tax bracket
We in recession, but let me take a crack at it
I probably take whatever's left and just split it up
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eatin' good, sleepin' soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket, pull out your wallet
Put it in the air and sing
[PreChorus]
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin' bad
Buy all of the things I never had
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smilin' next to Oprah and the Queen
What up, Oprah?
[Chorus]
Oh, every time I close my eyes
Oh, what you see, what you see, bruh?
I see my name in shining lights
Uh-huh, uh-huh, and what else?
A different city every night
Oh, I, I swear
The world better prepare
For what?
For when I'm a billionaire
[Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
When I'm a billionaire
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Outro]
I wanna be a billionaire so fuckin' bad
Written by: Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Travis McCoy