Song Description
Child asks if they are rich and father explains that they have everything mney can't buy
Song Length |
3:01 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Diplomatic |
Subject |
Love for Child |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
EVERYTHING THAT MONEY CAN?T BUY
OUT IN THE YARD, A LONG TIME AGO; ME AND DADDY PLAYED CATCH.
I ASKED HIM LOTS OF QUESTIONS THEN; ONCE, IF WE WERE ?RICH??
MY DADDY SMILED AND THREW ME THE BALL; EASY, SO I COULDN?T MISS.
?THAT?S SOME REAL GOOD QUESTIONS, SON, LET ME PUT IT LIKE THIS:
MY LOVE OF YOUR MAMMA IS A TREASURE TO BEHOLD
AND STORIES THAT YOUR GRANDPA TELLS
ARE WORTH MORE THAN GOLD.
AND WHEN I HEAR YOU CHILDREN LAUGHING,
IT BRINGS A TEAR TO MY EYE.
I DON?T HAVE MUCH MONEY, SON,
BUT I?M THE RICHEST MAN ALIVE
?CAUSE I?VE GOT EVERYTHING MONEY CAN?T BUY.
THAT?S WHAT YOUR GRANDPA SAID TO ME, WHEN I WAS JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE.
THE WORLD?S A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT NOW BUT SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
AND ONE DAY IF YOU?RE BLESSED LIKE ME AND HAVE A SON LIKE YOU;
WHEN HE ASKS ABOUT BEING RICH, YOU CAN TELL HIM TOO:?
(repeat chorus)
(coda:)
YES, WE?VE GOT EVERYTHING MONEY CAN?T BUY?
OUT IN THE YARD A LONG TIME AGO, ME AND DADDY PLAYED CATCH.
(c) Jim Fuhrman Anders Rasmussen Tommy Byrd
jff99@aol.com AndeRasmussen@aol.com tbyrdemos@postmark.net
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