why wasn't i born rich

well

i've worn a suit for year of two

i got brand new holes in my old

old shoes

my shirts are torn my socks don't match

and my throat get soar from the cold i catch

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

well

i met this girl by the year last may

took me home to see what her folks would say

her father said

as he threw me out

what you don't afford you must do without

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

yeah

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

they say that money can't buy you love

but love is the thing i got plenty of

i've got my happiness and the health

now all i'm short of is the wealth

hey

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

they say that money can't buy you love

but love is the thing i got plenty of

i've got my happiness and the health

now all i'm short of is the wealth

hey

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

got to work so hard for the pay i get

and i try to save

but i ain't done yet

the trouble is that it costs a lot

to get all the things that you haven't got

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

yeah

why

why

why wasn't i born rich

tell me

why

why

why wasn't i born rich