Lyrics:

i..... have a simple point of view

no obsessions i pursue

i'm a poor man, though i do not need a thing



i..... have a wealth of another kind

opulence is state of mind

i'm a poor man, with a fortune of a king



all that i cherish, what i hold

precious to me is not gold

treasures of the heart

cannot be bought, cannot be sold



chorus:

no i am a pauper in paradise

though i have nothing, i don't complain/(i have it all)

i am a pauper in paradise

better this than a king in chains



i.....have no treasure more revered

than the life i've persevered

i'm a poor man, with the fortune of a king



all that i've wanted all i've yearned

is the piece of mind i've earned

measures of the heart

cannot be taught, cannot be learned



repeat chorus



repeat chorus (x2)