Rich Kids

think of the rich kids

who get everything sweet

their parents provide everything

is it really that neat?

to just be given money

not to know what it’s worth

money can’t buy happiness

money’s killing the earth

and when they grow older

and their viewpoint is shallow

they won’t try anything new

their minds are too narrow

they’re not going to be happy

they won’t find true love

when how others perceive them 

is all they’re conscious of

we need to work to get things 

we appreciate them that way

these rich kids miss out on things 

others go through each day

the persistent resistance 

to a happy existence

brought about by money

but that can make life seem funny

when you start to see that money’s not the most important thing

and take the time to appreciate beauty

and take the time to take the time

or take the time to look

way back to a time

when money didn’t exist

people got along just fine

when simply surviving was all they worried about

these people were happy

of that I’m without doubt

cause money is like a constant 

weight around our necks

when we haven’t got it 

we need it

when we have its hard to keep it

we can never have enough 

of this mystical paper stuff

the stuff that rules our rulers

the tool they use to fool us

into thinking that without it

we cannot be happy

but we know