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 & his coat, leaves a note that says I Love You

And runs to catch a bus down at the end of Market Street

Chorus:

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

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

Chorus:

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 9 as the work bell's ringing

Hits the grind but his heart is singing

Some men live for money

Some men live for work

But it's a real man, a richer man who knows what love's worth

Chorus:

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

A rich man living in a poor man's house

A rich man living in a poor man's house

A rich man living in a poor man's house