How many t imes ha ve
you heard someone s ay
If I had mo ney
I'd do t hings my w ay
But little they kn ow
that it's so hard to f ind
One rich man in ten
with a sa tisfied m ind
Once I was wi nnin g'
in fortune and f ame;
Everything that I dre amed for
to get a st art in life' g ame.
Then suddenly it h appened
I lo st every d ime
But I'm richer by fa r
with a s atisfied m ind.
Money can't bu y ba ck
your youth when you're o ld
Or a friend when you're lo nely
or a lo ve that's grown c old;
The wealthiest pe rson
is a pa uper at t imes
Compared to the ma n
with a s atisfied m ind.
When life ha s en ded
And my time has run o ut
My friends and my lo ved ones
I'll l eave there's no doub t.
But one thing for ce rtain
when it c omes my t ime
I'll leave this old wo rld
with a sati sfied m ind.
How many t imes ha ve
you heard someone s ay
If I had mo ney
I'd do t hings my w ay
But little they kn ow
that it's so hard to f ind
One rich man in ten
with a sa tisfied m ind