there s a stack of bills sittin on the kitchen table next to catalogs of all the things we can t buy and the dress i bought you for your birthday ain t got no fancy ribbons but when you slip it on and fix your hair you re a princess in my eyes oh love love love don t cost a thing no matter what what what this life might bring if i m holdin you then i ve got everything you make this dirt poor country boy feel like a king no love don t cost a thing the car we drive don t look like much of nothin the bar we use don t break when we turn the key the tires look bare and the don t work the whole damn thing is rusted but it feels just like a cadillac when you re ridin next to me oh love love love don t cost a thing no matter what what what this life might bring sittin next to you baby i ve got everything and this old ford yeah it flies like it s got wings no love don t cost a thing no love don t cost a thing when we were young i promised you the world and you believed i look how far we haven t come you say that s alright with me cause love is all we need oh and love love love don t cost a thing no matter what what what this life might bring if i m holdin you baby i ve got everything when the love is true it don t need no diamond ring no love don t cost a thing no love don t cost a thing no love don t cost a thing