Money Can't Buy Love

They say that money can't buy love
That's true to a certain extent
Yet money allows you 
to take her out dancing

It's the way you treat her
that builds love
Love is built on respect
admiration and fun

The more you can relax
and have a good time
The better you treat
other people 

Love is built on respect
Girls like the football player
because he has their respect
They like the wild man

because he has their respect
They like the man
That cleans his house
because he has their respect

They like the chef 
because he has their respect 
granted being strong 
standing up to people

gains their respect for a while
But when you continue to attack people
When your violence
threatens their happiness

Respect is lost
Girls don't respect the wimp
And they don't respect the idiot 
Who is always losing his temper

Perhaps threats will keep her 
submissive for a while
She might do what you say
frightened by fear

But fear of you 
does not build her love
eventually her courage 
will overcome her fear  

Love is built on respect
Cook her a meal, and you build respect
learn to have fun 
And you build her respect

Money can't buy love 
That takes time, fun, and commitment
But having the money to go out
Enjoying the times together helps

Having a career that allows you
to work together and build a home
Having the money to feed your family
helps to build a better life

Money does not buy happiness
Well, that is also true to a certain extent
Happiness and money are two different things
You can be happy and poor

I guess that's excitement 
The mountain climber 
The horse rider 
your personality

Some people can remain happy
In the face of adversity
Yet some people with heaps of money
are never happy

Watching your children grow up
can create happiness
Children get so excited 
tearing open the Christmas presents 

Their laughter and joy are contagious
Some people get so excited at a rugby game
You can hear them shouting
Yet for me, that does not build excitement 

I guess happiness depends on personality
If you are forever looking to find fault
in other people 
You will forever find their faults 

And that will create anger instead of happiness
One person's problem is another person's challenge
I liked finding a new job in a new city
The problems of finding my way around became a challenge

getting lost and then overcoming the problem
That, for me, created excitement and a sense of success
Happiness can be such an elusive feeling
Depending on success and attitude

Copyright © Bernard Barclay | Year Posted 2020

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