When I get to heaven And we're lined up outside the pearly gates While we're all walking, small talking, mingling I already know what I'm gonna say When we all trade stories Of what we did with our lives I won't say that I played music or could sing When it's my turn I think I'll smile Say I was The richest man in the world Father to a baby girl And two boys that I know loved me Was famous to a few good friends And beside me til the end Was my wife who is so lovely And I don't know who could ask for any more I'm the richest man in the world The richest man in the world I may never live in Montecito I'll probably never own a jet And the sands of time will wear down all the fame and fortune Til I don't have any left I don't want some great big funeral I don't want flowers on my grave Just play this song or have someone write this somewhere I'd like to let the record state Here lies the richest man in the world Father to a baby girl And two boys that I know loved me Was famous to a few good friends And beside me til the end Was my wife who is so lovely And I don't know who could ask for any more I'm the richest man in the world The richest man in the world You can spend your whole life wanting what you don't have Or you can find the beauty in the things you do So I am the richest man in the world Father to a baby girl And two boys that I know loved me Was famous to a few good friends And beside me til the end Was my wife who is so lovely And I don't know who could ask for any more No I could not have dreamed of any more I'm the richest man in the world The richest man in the world