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