You can always say you never wanted money You can always say you never wanted cash You can always say we just lost our lovin' All you ever talked about then Was what your best friends had That's all we ever screamed about then You can always say it was never about the money You can always say it was never about the cash Only time I ever heard you call me honey Was when the credit was good for you to love me Now you can have it all without me Yes, I'd rather live without it To hell with this And to hell with this I'd rather die I'd rather die I'd rather die a poor happy man Than to mislead myself in dream of being glad You can always say it was never about the money You can always say it was never about the cash You can always say you're with Clarence cos you love him Don't you ever dream about them Good times from the past Or do you rather forget about them I don't think you can forget about them To hell with this And to hell with this I'd rather die I'd rather die I'd rather die a poor happy man Cos I'm for real And I feel I get to live how I believe And I dream Oh, yes I dream about them Perfect songs I haven't seen Lately ain't seen you smile To hell with this And to hell with this I'd rather die I'd rather die I'd rather die a poor happy man Cos I'm for real And I feel I get to live how I believe And I dream Oh, yes I dream about them Perfect songs I'd like to see I'd love to see you smile