With Million Dollar Baby, Tommy Richman has finally broken the veil of fame: let’s discover the lyrics and the meaning behind them.
After years of singles and music productions, slowly building his career and presence on social networks, the world finally discovered Tommy Richman. His latest single, Million Dollar Baby, was released in May 2024, and it went rapidly viral, entering the US music charts and being shared by everybody on TikTok. The killer beat and the catchy melody have most of the merit, but people are also interested in the lyrics: let’s analyze the song in this article; you’ll also find the official streaming and the complete lines at the bottom.
Million Dollar Baby: the meaning of the lyrics
In Million Dollar Baby, Tommy Richman is talking to an ex-girlfriend, implicitly asking her to return: we can consider it a song about a breakup, with the protagonist confidently believing there is still a chance.
The mantra repeated at the beginning is clear: the girl should do what the singer thinks. He doesn’t say it explicitly; we understand it from the context.
Do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, do it, baby, do what I could think
Two main elements make him believe there is a real possibility: first, she hasn’t moved on, and if she says otherwise, she’s just lying.
I know you haven’t moved on if you tried
I don’t believe it, baby, I know you lied
And second, Tommy Richman’s self-esteem: he’s the Million Dollar Baby, an expression referring to his worth as a person. The singer counts on that to get back the girl he likes.
I could clean up good for you
Oh, I know right from wrong
‘Cause I wanna make it, so badly
I’m a million dollar baby
There is also space for another girl in the lyrics: apparently, she “came between them,” which could have been why they broke up. But he promises she’s not a threat. He only brought her on a night with friends (“Queen’s Gambit” is a karaoke bar where Tommy Richman lives), but he’s not interested in anything more.
She a bad lil’ mama, she a diva
No matter what happens, he cannot come between us again
I know we’re better than friends (Better than friends)
I took her to Queen’s Gambit, showed around my friends
Tried to pick some energy up, it don’t matter
After all, this is the real meaning of Million Dollar Baby and its lyrics: I know what’s right, I know we are supposed to come back together; I want you, I know you haven’t moved on yet, so it’s time you do what you should. A song about confidence and beliefs: a breakup is not always a definitive change.
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The complete lyrics and the official streaming
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Official Visualizer)
Do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, do it, baby, do what I could think
Do it, do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, do it, baby, do what I could think
Do it, do it, do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, baby, do what I could think
Do it, do it, do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, do it baby, do what I could think
I ain’t never rep a set, baby
Ain’t doing you wrong
I could clean up good for you
Oh, I know right from wrong
‘Cause I wanna make it, so badly
I’m a million dollar baby (Mm, mm, mm, don’t @ me)
Yeah, hell no
You rep my city for so damn long
But you still don’t notice me, my sound next
VA next, I’m at their neck
I’m running up a check
She a bad lil’ mama, she a diva
No matter what happens, he cannot come between us again
I know we’re better than friends (Better than friends)
I took her to Queen’s Gambit, showed around my friends
Tried to pick some energy up, it don’t matter
I know you haven’t moved on if you tried
I don’t believe it, baby, I know you lied
All night long, what you mean, “I changed”?
Haven’t stayed the same
I’ve been losing my mind
I said, “The city is mine”
I ain’t never rep a set, baby
Ain’t doing you wrong
I could clean up good for you
Oh, I know right from wrong
‘Cause I wanna make it, so badly
I’m a million dollar baby
Yeah, hell no
I ain’t never rep a set, baby
Ain’t doing you wrong
I could clean up good for you
Oh, I know right from wrong
‘Cause I wanna make it, so badly
I’m a million dollar baby
Yeah, hell nah
Hell-hell no
Yeah, hell-hell no
Hell-hell no
Do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, do it, baby, do what I could think
Do it, baby, do what I should think
Do it, do it, baby, do what I could think
Hell-hell nah
Yeah, hell-hell nah
Hell-hell nah
