Working man with kids at home to feed He won't concede The list is running thin as the foreman calls him in this time They're doing fine, fine Paper notes make the world turn This corporate world will never learn The love we bear isn't measured in gold Without a warm smile, I just feel cold Raised on the streets and his shoes don't look so neat He needs the sleep, but all he sees A lantern lights the way, the only light he'll see today It's been a while, oh it's worth the smiles, smiles Paper notes make the world turn This corporate world will never learn The love we bear isn't measured in gold Without a warm smile, I just feel cold When will we ever learn, we ever learn When will we ever learn, we ever learn The love we have is gold Paper notes make the world turn This corporate world will never learn The love we bear isn't measured in gold Without a warm smile, I just feel cold He waits in line (The love we bear isn't measured in gold) He waits in line (The love we bear isn't measured in gold)