Poor Man's Mansion

[Chorus: Jelly Roll]

I met a rich man in his mansion, but he was poor in soul

Said he could feel those demons dancin' all around his home

He said "Not everything that counts can be counted"

So it don't always means it counts just 'cause you can count it

That's a poor man's mansion

[Verse 1: Struggle Jennings]

I would call it quits walk away from all of it

Watch my kingdom crumblin' and just laugh at the thought of it

Pick up all them pieces, and rebuild it like I'm Solomon

I hit bottom, then climbed out the hole I had fallen in

Never would have found my way, if I would ever followed trends

You can loose your soul a lot faster than the dollar spends

Spin the bottle, kiss the devil, pay your dues, the debt is settled

If they gold liquor makes your head bang, it's heavy metal

It's a big facade, young peacock spread them feathers

Pain or pleasure, it's what ever, life is just quit playin' checkers

Wealth is not measured in treasures

Quit treasurin' your wealth 'fore you die a lonely death

Mack daddy

[Chorus: Jelly Roll]

I met a rich man in his mansion, but he was poor in soul

Said he could feel those demons dancin' all around his home

He said "Not everything that counts can be counted"

So it don't always means it counts just 'cause you can count it

That's a poor man's mansion

[Verse 2: Jelly Roll]

A righteous man will fall several times, but can still find a way

I think about that scripture every time that I'm tryin' to pray

Games I ain't tryin' to play, hard to articulate

I know we'll be held accountable for all the shit we say

Been dreamin' of demons and burnin' houses

Burnin' ounces, stressed, I won't say a word about it

I met a man who had it all, but he wished he'd let it go

He said he failed to get it all he had to sacrifice his soul

Highs and lows come and go, but the pain is the pain

If the pain ain't easier to change, then he'll remain the same

I keep havin' these bad thoughts, stuck in old patterns

Relive the past daily, I can hear my soul shatter

The man told me I must believe in somethin'

And if I don't the past'll catch me, I won't see it comin'

Why does the heart desire when we are in need of nothin'?

And all the things that we acquire take the freedom from us

That's real

[Chorus: Jelly Roll]

I met a rich man in his mansion, but he was poor in soul

Said he could feel those demons dancin' all around his home

He said "Not everything that counts can be counted"

So it don't always means it counts just 'cause you can count it

That's a poor man's mansion