Youth Brigade - Can't Take It With You lyrics

Works hard all his life for the children and the wife Saving daddy's money for some empty future dream They have all things money can buy But they can't buy the peace of mind it seems Why try to own the land and the sky? Most of us struggle to survive There was an old man who worked his whole life To make life better for him and his wife His children told him there was a better way But it was all he knew and he died a burned out soul Why try to own the land and the sky? Most of us struggle to survive Don't be fooled by the values of the times No matter what is said we all must die You can't buy happiness, you can't buy love And don't be fooled by so called redemption from above And in the end it's all meaningless Just question everything and always ask why