Men of Good Fortune - Lou Reed

Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall

While men of poor beginnings, often can’t do anything at all

The rich son waits for his father to die

The poor just drink and cry

And me i just don’t care at all

Men of good fortune, very often can’t do a thing

While men of poor beginnings, often can do anything

At heart they try to act like a man

Handle things the best way they can

They have no rich daddy to fall back on Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall

While men of poor beginnings, often can’t do anything at all

It takes money to make money they say

Look at the fords, but didn’t they start that way

Anyway, it makes no difference to me Men of good fortune, often wish that they could die

While men of poor beginnings want what they have

And to get it they’ll die

All those great things that live has to give

They wanna have money and live

But me, i just don’t care at all

Men of good fortune

Men of poor beginnings