This Thing Called Wantin' And Havin' It All

Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill

Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer

Goin' over his will 'cause he's ill

The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

He's gonna leave 'em all a little somethin'

But they're gonna be real surprised

There's a poor man livin' on a budget at the bottom of that hill

With a wife and two kids and a worried mind

About how he's gonna pay the bills

Well, only the rich man knows, see

That's where a lot of his money goes

To the man that brought wood in the winter

To take a little weight off his shoulders

There's this thing called wantin' and havin' it all

If you're gonna get there, you're gonna have to walk

But first, you'll have to crawl

And you know you've gotta do it step by step

Miss one and you'll fall into this well

Called wantin' and havin' it all

Poor man has everything that the rich man don't

He's got love in his life and his heart

He's got a house he calls home

The rich man owns everything from miles around

But what he needs can't be bought, it has to be found

His rich kids think that they're better, 'cause they're better off

That's how they grew up thinkin' and now

He thinks it's all his fault

So while there's still time, the daddy that they nickel and dime

Is gonna make 'em learn to take a turn

And stand in line

There's this thing called wantin' and havin' it all

If you're gonna get there you're gonna have to walk

But first you'll have to crawl

And you know you've gotta do it step by step

Miss one and you'll fall into this well

Called wantin' and havin' it all

See life's full of changes

And wantin' right now what you only see in your dreams

I know you don't like it and think

It's the strangest thing you've ever seen

Well, there ain't nothin' you can do about it

There's this thing called wantin' and havin' it all

If you're gonna get there, you're gonna have to walk

But first you'll have to crawl

And you know you've gotta do it step by step

Miss one and you'll fall into this well

Called wantin' and havin' it all