I've always heard it said money don't make the man,

But if that's true why does everyone think it can?

I don't understand the driving force behind greed,

I don't understand wanting for than you need.

But I sure understand pain well enough,

I sure understand when life gets too tough.

I know how hard it is to tell yourself it's ok,

I know how hard it is to face a sad new day.

I know despair when you're running out of time.

But I do BELIEVE with faith it'll be just fine.

Cause I know that money can't buy you happiness,

I know possessions can't fight the loneliness,

I know that power can't make you powerful

And store bought friends don't cry at your funeral.

I know I don't have much but I earned all I got.

I have friends and family to be there on the spot.

A warm place to sleep safe but not alone,

And an amazing woman that I can call my own.

I've found peace inside my soul,

Because it's love – NOT MONEY- that makes a person whole…

Don't waste your life with gold blinding your eyes,

You must remember you gotta live while you're alive…