From the recording Demon Station
The lyrics express a desire to experience the life of someone born into wealth ("walk in your shoes," "son of a bitch and if my daddy was rich"). The song contrasts the speaker's limited means with the "spoiled brat" who has "this and that" due to family connections. It also contains lines about judgment in the afterlife, suggesting that wealth won't matter there.
Lyrics
I DON’T HAVE A LOT TO LOSE....
BUT I’D LIKE TO WALK IN YOUR SHOES
THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES I CAN AFFORD TO WEAR
I’D LIKE TO WALK IN YOUR SHOES
IF I COULD WALK IN YOUR SHOES
BRED INTO MONEY, IT MUST BE HARD
GOT A LUCKY BREAK WHEN THEY DEALT THE CARDS
WHERE WOULD YOU BE WITHOUT YOUR FAMILY TIES?
GOT A LUCKY BREAK WHEN THEY DEALT THE CARDS
A LUCKY BREAK WHEN THEY DEALT THE CARDS
I COULD HAVE CHAMPAGNE TASTE
IF I WAS THE SON OF A BITCH
AND MY DADDY WAS RICH
CHAMPAGNE TASTE
I COULD HAVE THIS AND THAT
IF I WAS A SPOILED BRAT
YOU’RE NO BETTER ‘CAUSE YOU’VE GOT MORE THINGS
THE BEE ONLY HAS ONE STING
WILL THERE BE SPACE ENOUGH IN HEAVEN OR IN HELL
CAN’T PICK YOUR GATE BY PULLING STRINGS
IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO PULL YOUR STRINGS
I COULD HAVE CHAMPAGNE TASTE
IF I WAS THE SON OF A BITCH
AND MY DADDY WAS RICH
CHAMPAGNE TASTE
I COULD HAVE THIS AND THAT
IF I WAS A SPOILED BRAT
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©