Billy works too hard, trying to make ends meet
He´s gotta pay his credit cards
Yeah, he´s been dealing with the odds
That even Vegas can´t beat

By six he´s out of bed, she makes his coffee sweet
He grabs his boots and his coat
Leaves a note that says, ´I love you´
And runs to catch a bus down at the end of market street

It took some time to figure it out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house
He might be down, but he ain´t out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house

Every night at home, feels like it´s Christmas Eve
And Gracie´s got his dinner on the stove, Daddy´s coming home
And they´ve got seven hungry children
That are tugging on his sleeve

It took some time to figure it out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house
He might be down, but he ain´t out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house
Every night at five when work lets out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house

He arrives at nine as the work bell´s ringing
And he hits the grind but his heart is singing, yeah

Some men live for money, some men live for work
But it´s a real man, richer man who knows what love´s worth

It took some time to figure it out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house
He might be down but he ain´t out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house
Every night at five when work lets out
He´s a rich man living in a poor man´s house

Sha la la la la la la la
Rich man living in a poor man´s house
Rich man living in a poor man´s house
Rich man living in a poor man´s house
Rich man living in a poor man´s house
Rich man living in a poor man´s house
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh oh yeah, hey