by Guest » Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:23 am
AN OLD PREACHER MAN WIPED THE SWEAT
FROM HIS WRINKLED FACE
HE SAID I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME TRAVELING
THIS DESERT PLACE
ALL OF THE GOLD I'VE EVER OWNED
I COULD HOLD IN MY HAND
BUT I STAKE A CLAIM IN A FAR OFF BEAUTIFUL LAND
A FEAST WILL BE SPREAD FOR ME
WHEN I GET HOME
A KISS AND A FATHERS SMILE
FOR I'M ONE OF HIS OWN
ALL THAT MY FATHER HAS IS MINE
I'M PART OF THE FOLD
A MANSION AWAITS ME IN THAT LAND
I'M GOING FOR THE GOLD
SOME PEOPLE STRIVE SO HARD
FOR WORLDLY PRIDE
FOR THEIR SILVER AND GOLD
THEY WORK ALL THEIR LIVES
BUT THEIR RICHES HERE WILL END
WHEN THEIR HANDS FOLD
THIS WORLD HOLDS NOTHING
BUT GLITTER DOWN HERE
I'M GOING FOR THE GOLD
AN OLD PREACHER MAN WIPED THE SWEAT
FROM HIS WRINKLED FACE
HE SAID I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME TRAVELING
THIS DESERT PLACE
ALL OF THE GOLD I'VE EVER OWNED
I COULD HOLD IN MY HAND
BUT I STAKE A CLAIM IN A FAR OFF BEAUTIFUL LAND
A FEAST WILL BE SPREAD FOR ME
WHEN I GET HOME
A KISS AND A FATHERS SMILE
FOR I'M ONE OF HIS OWN
ALL THAT MY FATHER HAS IS MINE
I'M PART OF THE FOLD
A MANSION AWAITS ME IN THAT LAND
I'M GOING FOR THE GOLD
SOME PEOPLE STRIVE SO HARD
FOR WORLDLY PRIDE
FOR THEIR SILVER AND GOLD
THEY WORK ALL THEIR LIVES
BUT THEIR RICHES HERE WILL END
WHEN THEIR HANDS FOLD
THIS WORLD HOLDS NOTHING
BUT GLITTER DOWN HERE
I'M GOING FOR THE GOLD