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, "Yeah, son, the money's nice"
He said, "I made a pretty good livin', 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 this old 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 concert 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
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 this old 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 concert 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 this old 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 concert 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
