One more minor correction on the lyrics: I think it should "There isn't a cross word that I can say," meaning basically, "there's nothing I can complain about, having gotten a chance to participate in the world" (unlike Mary Anne, who, as the song tells us, died at birth).
On the lyrics "I'll be the rich one" and "you'll be richer": I don't think they're about making or having money, but rather about having a different kind of wealth, namely the chance to have experiences. This time around, the singer got to participate in the richness of life. MaryAnne, who was deprived of that opportunity this time around, will get it in another life.
One more minor correction on the lyrics: I think it should "There isn't a cross word that I can say," meaning basically, "there's nothing I can complain about, having gotten a chance to participate in the world" (unlike Mary Anne, who, as the song tells us, died at birth).
On the lyrics "I'll be the rich one" and "you'll be richer": I don't think they're about making or having money, but rather about having a different kind of wealth, namely the chance to have experiences. This time around, the singer got to participate in the richness of life. MaryAnne, who was deprived of that opportunity this time around, will get it in another life.