Circumstances (song) definition

(1) A person's financial situation (good or bad)

"He found himself in straitened circumstances"

(2) Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

"Whatever my fortune may be"

"Deserved a better fate"

"Has a happy lot"

"The luck of the Irish"

"A victim of circumstances"

"Success that was her portion"

(3) The state (usually personal) with regard to wealth

"Each person was helped according to his circumstances"