He threw his platinum card on the airport bar
In his three-piece custom suit
He ordered a scotch, I sat there and watched
And said, man, I wish I was you
I was down on my luck when the old man shrugged
And said,
yes,
all the money's nice He said,
I made a pretty good a living
But I sure paid the price So let me give you some free advice
It ain't the house on the hill,
it's the love that's in it
Ain't the sold Rolex,
it's the minutes that you're given
Ain't the name on the hood of the car that you buy
It's the car seat concept you get when you drive
Ain't the money that you make that makes the man
Ain't the gold in the bank,
it's the gold on her hand
It's a life full of kids with their
love And their hugs and their kisses
That's what rich is
I saw a picture of him and his kids on the screen
And said, wow, so you've got four?
Well,
I've got two,
they're down in Baton Rouge But they don't talk to me no more
And that pretty brunette you've got on your left I had one myself,
but I was married to
my job And now she's married to someone else
So what you've got,
man,
that's wealth It ain't the house on the hill,
it's the
love that's in it Ain't the sold Rolex,
it's the minutes that
you're given Ain't the name on the hood of the car that
you buy It's the car seat concept you get when you
drive Ain't the money that you make that makes the
man Ain't the gold in the bank, it's the gold on
her hand It's a life full of kids with their love
And their hugs and their kisses That's what rich is
Yeah, that's what rich is
Then he shook my hand and he bought my beer
And said,
man,
I ain't the rich one here It ain't the house on the hill,
it's the love
that's in it Ain't the sold Rolex,
it's the minutes that
you're given Ain't the name on the hood of the car that
you buy It's the car seat concept you get when you
drive Ain't the money that you make that makes the
man Ain't the gold in the bank, it's the gold
on her hand It's a life full of kids with their love
And their hugs and their kisses That's what rich is
Oh,
that's what rich is