I'd Rather Be Rich

[Verse 1: Robert Lamm]

I'd rather be rich, it sounds a little funny

If diggin' a ditch would earn me lots of money

I'd dig like a fool in the land of milk and honey

Where everything's cool, provided you have money

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2: Robert Lamm]

I'd rather be rich, just short of being greedy

I'm eager to switch, to hell with being needy

I'd rather be rich, the truth of cash is tragic

The system's a bitch, but money works like magic

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Bridge: Robert Lamm]

Money makes the world go round

Buy and sell it by the pound

Bitter truth that I have found

Food to eat, shoes on your feet

Maybe some heat, you live with defeat

[Verse 3: Robert Lamm]

Money gets you justice, money sets you free

Money makes it possible to be or not to be

Money is the power, money is the key

It's sad and so unfortunate, but real as it can be

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 4: Robert Lamm]

I'd rather be rich, than what the other choice is

My thumb out to hitch, or riding in Rolls Royces

'Cause I ain't no fool in the land of milk and honey

Where everything's cool until you lose your money

Yeah, yeah