What I Don't Have
Words & Music by Dennis Stephen 
© 2023 Meloden Music USA (ASCAP) 

Oh, I believe in second chances 
And always finding the time for slow dances. 
Nobody would ever say that I’m a complicated guy. 

Yeah, keeping it simple is what I love. 
Got clothes on my back, and a roof above, 
But a big house on a hill... 
Well, that’s just not my style. 

A smile on your face means more to me 
Than a truckload of diamonds from Tiffany’s. 

What I don’t have don’t matter, 
As long as I have you. 
My love for you will always see me through. 

There’s nothing else I’d ever want or need 
More than to be with you and you with me. 
What I don’t have don’t matter, 
As long as I have you. 

I know you’ll answer if I call. 
I know you’ll help me if I fall. 
And you know I’ll always be there for you. 

At the end of the day, expensive things 
Mean so much less than what your love brings. 
You fill my heart, my soul, my mind, too. 

When you’re with me I’m ten feet tall. 
When you’re with me I have it all. 

What I don’t have don’t matter, 
As long as I have you. 
My love for you will always see me through. 

There’s nothing else I’d ever want or need 
More than to be with you and you with me. 
What I don’t have don’t matter. 

Before I met you, 
It seemed I had no worth. 
Now I feel like I’m the richest man on earth. 

What I don’t have don’t matter, 
As long as I have you. 
My love for you will always see me through. 

There’s nothing else I’d ever want or need 
More than to be with you and you with me. 
What I don’t have don’t matter, 
As long as I have you. As long as I have you.

Songwriter's Notes: This song is about not wanting the material things in life that make many people feel rich or important. It’s also a love song, stating that the object of the songwriter’s life is clearly all that he would ever want or need. Set in a country pop style, the tune uses a heavy drum beat in the chorus to deliver the song’s message.