Material Girl is a song by American artist Madonna. The track was released in 1984 as the second single from the album Like a Virgin. The song talks about materialism and was inspired by Madonnas ambitions at the time. It became one of Madonnas most iconic songs and is often associated with her public image.
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Introduction:
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Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
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I think they're O.K.
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If they don't give me proper credit
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I just walk away
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They can beg and they can plead
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But they can't see the light, that's right
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Cause the boy with the cold hard cash
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Is always Mister Right, 'cause we are
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are
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living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Some boys romance, some boys slow dance
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That's all right with me
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If they can't raise my interest then I
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Have to let them be
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Some boys try and some boys lie but
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I don't let them play
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Only boys who save their pennies
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Make my rainy day, 'cause they are
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are
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living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are
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living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Living in a material world
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Living in a material world
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Boys may come and boys may go
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And that's all right you see
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Experience has made me rich
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And now they're after me, 'cause everybody's
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are
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living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are
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living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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A material, a material, a material, a material world