Big white mansion 
Top of the road 
Latest fashion 
Happy, don't U know? 
Here I am in New York, yeah 
See the girl bold and fair ("Yo, Anita!") 
What's in your backpack 2day? 
Will it take my blues away? 
That's OK, "U gotta run..." 
Huh, check it, I don't need U 2 have some fun 
Comin' from the land of snow 
I guess I'm kinda used 2 cold 

But one day I'll have a big white mansion 
At the top of the road 
I'm gonna wear the latest fashion 
I'm gonna be happy, don't U know? 

I could use a new guitar 
Sing a tune at Chazz' bar 
Maybe meet a debutante 
Be a toy, do what she want (Tell me what U wanna do?) 
9 o'clock, see John K. 
"But U don't rock, come another day" (When?) 
Come another day 
Spirit so low reachin' up 4 ground (Reachin' up 4 ground) 
One day I'm gonna make it in this lonely town 

Then I'll live in a big white mansion 
At the top of the road 
I'm gonna wear the latest fashion 
Then I'll be happy, don't U know? 

Hey there, what's your name? (What's your name, cutie?) 
And can U tell me how 2 play the game? ("I am a 
winner") (Listen 2 this) 
Do I really have 2 cut my hair? (No) 
Now, that's a cross I could never bear (How 'bout them 
publishing rights?) 
Sell my publishing? What a laugh! (Ha ha) 
I don't know Bo, but I do know math (I do know math) 
Back 2 Minneapolis, there U go 
U can't find your house underneath the snow 

Cuz U're livin' in a big white mansion (Oh yes) 
At the top of the road 
U're wearin' the latest fashion 
Tryin' 2 be happy, don't U know? (Tryin' 2 be happy, happy) 

Big white, big white mansion (Big white mansion) 
At the top of the road 
U and me wearin' Versace, Gucci (Latest fashion) 
Hoochies, they all wanna do me (Happy, don't U know?) 
But am I really happy? 
Big white mansion 
Yeah, maybe one day 

("Yo, Anita!") 
("Yo, check out that ass!")