once there was a poor boy livin from hand to mouth didn t have much of anything didn t know but i found out money can t buy the love that i used to know now i buy you diamonds and pearls from the orient now i live in a penthouse suite and i don t owe nobody a cent money can t buy the love that i used to know money can t buy money can t buy money can t buy the love that i used to know running in a nightmare waking in a cold sweat you sell your soul to the company payroll just to keep from gettin in debt money can t buy the love