Suppose Through Different Eyes

Only in the accumulation of money he seems interested in I am doing quite well financially he says with a grin The one who lacks in compassion and empathy For those doing it tough he feels no sympathy In is early thirties with a wife and two children his claim to renown Is he is one of the wealthiest people in the rural town The fellow who believes that brush tail possums are creatures of the day That ignorance can be bliss it does seem this way That he's not of a rare type does seem sad to me The beauty in Nature he never could see And yet he is one many locals admire Of singing his praises the local with aspiration never do seem to tire But the one many look up to seems ordinary to me Suppose through different eyes we see things differently.