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.