Rich Man's Folly (Psalm 49) Lyrics

Listen close, all people of the earth

From kings to common folk, hear this truth

No fortune can purchase one more breath

When death comes calling, gold has no use

Money can't buy tomorrow

Riches fade like morning frost

All the wealth this world can offer

Can't redeem a single soul that's lost

See the proud ones building mighty towers

Their names inscribed on marble walls

But their glory's just a fading flower

Time will claim it, watch it fall

Money can't buy tomorrow

Riches fade like morning frost

All the wealth this world can offer

Can't redeem a single soul that's lost

The wise and foolish share one fate

The grave accepts no golden key

But hope remains beyond death's gate

For those whose treasure God will keep

So don't lose heart when others rise

Their mansions gleaming in the sun

Like shadows in the evening sky

They'll fade when day is done

Money can't buy tomorrow

Riches fade like morning frost

All the wealth this world can offer

Can't redeem a single soul that's lost

Place your trust in what endures

Beyond the markets' rise and fall

For only love and truth are sure

When time has claimed it all

Money can't buy tomorrow

Riches fade like morning frost

All the wealth this world can offer

Can't redeem a single soul that's lost