Men Of Good Fortune Lyrics - Hazel O'connor

{Words & Music: 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 

While the poor just sit there and cry 

And me ... ah ... 

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't 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 

Men of poor beginnings 

Men of good fortune 

Men of poor beginnings 

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 

But look at the Fords, hey didn't they start that way 

Anyway ... ha ... 

It makes no difference to me 

Men of good fortune 

Men of poor beginnings [Repeat to Fade]