Jordan Davis, Money Isn’t Real | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 11^th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by country musician Jordan Davis performing, “Money Isn’t Real.”

“Ibelieve in workin’ hard / ‘Cause it helps when you got it /… All I’m sayin’ is don’t bet your whole life on it…” Welcome to Music Lifts 🎶 🏋, a column that seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 11^th edition of Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 (2023), we highlight 🎵 “Money Isn’t Real” as performed by country musician, 🎙 Jordan Davis. 

“And I was always jealous / Of everything I thought he had…” Jealousy is NOT GOOD; envy is one of the seven deadly sins.  Also, not good, however, is the fact that 🎙 Jordan Davis and the preacher were the only people in attendance “To lay him in the ground that day” on 🎵 “Money Isn’t Real” (💿 Bluebird Days, 2023).  Sure, “Might have died a millionaire / But lookin’ at them empty chairs,” Davis arrives at the conclusion, “Guess I ain’t got it that bad.” Davis paints a picture that money isn’t the same as authentic relationships and doesn’t buy happiness – it is not important, ultimately. The first verse does a stellar job of driving home this point while the chorus, in all its glory on this mid-tempo cut, sums it up perfectly:

“‘Cause money isn’t real

It can’t call you like your mama does

It can’t make you old friends

It can’t make you love again

It can’t buy you real love.”

Analyzing the lyrics excerpted at the top, yes, money pays the bills and such, but Davis prudently cautions against letting it consume you; there are far more important, more meaningful things in life. Living an authentic, happy life is far more important than having money or material things.

🎙 Jordan Davis • 💿 Bluebird Days • 🏷 UMG Recordings, Inc. • 📅 2023

Jordan Davis, “Money Isn’t Real”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]