I saw a man, he's a well-dressed man 
He had a tan from the Yucatan 
He had a car, he looked like a star 
I said, Hey, don't I know who you are 
But when he glanced into my eyes 
I saw yes I saw was such a big surprise 
He was afraid that he's just a bum 
Someday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without a dime 
Time ain't money when all ya got is time 
And you can see him standin on the corner with a nine-day beard and bright red eyes 
I know a guy, he's a pal of mine I say, hey. 
He say, I'm doin fine I'm movin up the ladder, rung rung rung 
I'm gonna get my million while I am still young 
But at night when he's had a few 
His eyes say different than his tongue 
They say I'm afraid that I'm just a bum 
Someday when all my stuff is gone and 
I'm left without a dime 
Time ain't money when all ya got is time 
And I can see me standin on the corner with my nine-day beard and my bright red eyes 
Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story, hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey 
Some people live to work, work to live 
Any little tremble and the earth might give 
Ya can't hide it in a Volvo or a London Fog 
Can't hide it in a mansion with an imported dog 
No matter how we plan and rehearse, we're at pink slip's mercy in a paper universe 
And we're afraid that we're just a bum 
Someday when all our stuff is gone and we're left without a dime 
Time ain't money when all ya got is time 
And we can see us standin on the corner with our nine-day beards and our bright red eyes 
Goin, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey 
Hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story man hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey 
The man of sorrow's acquainted with grief 
Stands in line waiting for relief 
He will tell ya it wasn't always this way 
One bad little thing happened one bad little day Heartbreak has bad teeth and a sour smell and lives when he can in a cheap hotel 
And he's afraid that he's just a bum 
Someday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without a dime 
Time ain't money when all ya got is time 
And you can see him standin on the corner with a nine-day beard and bright red eyes 
Goin, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey 
Hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story man hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey