(Paul Kelly)
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You might have a happy family, nice house, fine car
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You might be successful in real estate
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You could even be a football star
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You might have a prime time TV show
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Seen in every home and bar
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But you can't take it with you
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You might own a great big factory
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Oil wells on sacred land
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You might be in line for promotion
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With a foolproof retirement plan
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You might have your money in copper, textiles
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Or imports from Japan
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But you can't take it with you
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You can't take it with you
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Though you might pile it up high
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It's so much easier for a camel
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To pass through a needle's eye
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You might have a body of fine proportion
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And a hungry mind
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A handsome face and a flashing wit,
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Lips that kiss and eyes that shine
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There might be a queue around the block
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Long before your starting time
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But you can't take it with you
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You can't take it with you
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Though you might pile it up high
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It's so much easier for a camel
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To pass through a needle's eye
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You might have a great reputation so carefully made
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And a set of high ideals,
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Polished up and so well displayed
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You might have a burning love inside, so refined,
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Such a special grade
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But you can't take it with you
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You Can't Take It With You
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| Kelly Willis |
