God has my fortune laid away
Oh, the world is full of people
With money just to burn
Affording all the things in life
For which a man might yearn
Some can take life easy
But I live from day to day
God has my fortune laid away
Laid away
I search for sunshine every day
But there always comes the rain
The hope over my horizon
Was smoke without a flame
Pockets that stay empty
Dreams that go astray
God has my fortune laid away
God has my fortune laid away
Laid away
Oh how often I have wondered
Why some things have to be
Some people live in riches
While some live just like me
The more I try to work and save
The more I have to pay
But God has my fortune laid away
Laid away
I search for sunshine every day
But there always comes the rain
The hope over my horizon
Was smoke without a flame
Pockets that stay empty
Dreams that go astray
God has my fortune laid away