Rich man grew old in a mansion on the top of the hill Now he's sittin' at a table with his lawyer over his will 'Cause he's ill The kids don't call, they're waitin' on the man to die He's gonna leave 'em all a little somethin' But they're gonna be real surprised There's a poor man livin' on a budget at the bottom of that hill He's got a wife an' two kids and a worried mind About how he's gonna pay the bills But only the rich man knows, see, that's where a lot of his money goes To a man who robbed wood in the winter To take a little weight off of his shoulders There's this thing called wantin' and a-havin' it all If you're gonna get there, you're gonna have to walk But first you'll have to crawl Oh, you know you have to do it step by step Miss one you'll fall into this well Called wantin' and a-havin' it all The poor man has everything that the rich man wants He's got a love in his life and his heart He's got a house he calls home The rich man owns everything for miles around But what he needs can't be bought It has to be found His rich kids think that they're better 'cause they're better off That's how they grew up thinkin' And now he thinks it's all his fault So while there's still time, their Daddy did a nickel and dime He's gonna make 'em learn to take a turn And stand in line For this thing called wantin' and a-havin' it all If you're gonna get there, you're gonna have to walk But first you'll have to crawl Oh, you know you have to do it step by step Miss one you'll fall into this well Called wantin' and a-havin' it all See life's full of changes and wantin' right now What you only see in your dreams And though you don't like it and think it's the strangest Thing you've ever seen Ain't nothin' you can do about it See there's this thing called wantin' and a-havin' it all If you're gonna get there, you're gonna have to walk But first you'll have to crawl Oh, you know you have to do it step by step Miss one you'll fall into this well Called wantin' and a-havin'... This thing called wantin' and a-havin' it all If you're gonna get there, you're gonna have to walk But first you'll have to crawl Oh, you know you have to do it step by step Miss one you'll fall into this well Called wantin' and a-havin' it all Yeah ©Warner Chappell Music Ltd