Money talks
But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans

Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you'd pardon me, I'd like to say
We'd do okay forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, by the fire
All alone, you and I
Nothing around but the sound
Of my heart and your sighs

Money talks
But it can't sing and dance and it can't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans, babe

And honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you'll pardon me, I'd like to say
We'd do okay, forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, by the fire
All alone, you and I
Nothing around but the sound
Of my heart and your sighs

Money talks
But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans

And if you'd pardon me, I'd like to say
We'd do okay forever in blue jeans, babe

And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans, babe


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Forever in Blue Jeans Lyrics as written by Neil Diamond Richard Winchell Bennett

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  • +3
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    As best I can interpret the song is simply saying that he would much prefer to have his loved one than be rich. A "money can't buy happiness/love" message.

    pungemoon April 28, 2009   Link
  • +2
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    The song meaning is that;

    It is great to have money and it can be used to show off to everyone (that being money talks) but if to get it you have to hold down a career that would take you away from your true love then he would rather be forever in blue jeans ( Blue jeans being the symbol of a manual worker) without alot of money but living a simpler life with his love, going out singing and dancing because he would be happier without the money and getting to spend each night with the love of his life.

    In short money isn't everything and blue jeans is the representation of a manual labourer.

    Kenny131on January 01, 2016   Link
  • +1
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    This song makes me want to hear Red and Blue Jeans by The Promise Ring. I think that's what this song means.

    faireston July 28, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I know of this lady who tells me she meet Neil Diamond while she was at the Holiday Inn with some friends from college in the mid 70's and she and Neil Diamond spent the evening talking about various things including blue jeans. She claims that many things in this song came from their conversation.

    kat1on December 27, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Neil Diamond wrote this song after he killed a drifter to get an erection.

    Bulldog01bon September 24, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    what?

    imgunnin4uon August 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    Few people know that Neil Diamond is fueled creatively by his massive hatred of immigrants

    C. V. Catulluson April 21, 2008   Link
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    empazon October 16, 2012   Link
  • 0
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    Money isn't everything. REAL LOVE is. ;)

    xshufflemuffinon November 15, 2013   Link

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