Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold
Written and performed by Peter Lyons
Looking out the window
Through the cracks in the blinds
Sipping my coffee
In the morning sunshine
Not gonna lie
I'm enjoying my time
Strumming my guitar
Making up rhymes
I gave up worryin’
A long time ago
About all those things
That I cannot control
I turn off the TV
Put down the phone
I live my best my best life
By being alone
Some people think,
Well ain’t that a shame
How can you win
If you don’t play the game
Buy a new car
Shiny and new
If that don’t make you happy
Maybe buy two
Fools goldWhat’s it all mean
Is it a joke or a lie
I’ve seen too many things
Too many tears in these eyes
To love is to lose
To lose is to cry
To hurt is to live
To live is to die
I called into work
This time for good
I made a new life
Deep in the woods
Now I’m living off the map
Where I can’t be found
I do my best livin
When there’s no one around
Some people say
Well ain’t it a shame
I knocked on your door
And nobody came
Well let yourself in
And Have a ball
Load up the truck
You can take it all
Cause it’s fool’s Gold
I found some yellow rocks
In a cool running stream
I hit the motherlode
And I was living the dream
I filled up a mansion
With the fanciest things
I made a lot of friends
My wealth was obscene
I paid a lotta taxes
And I gave to the poor
No matter how much
They always need more
I bought a lot of stock
I gambled and played
I never met a dollar
I thought could be saved
I lost all my money
My friends my new wife
I had to get back
To a simpler life
Playing the blues
Deep in the woods
Back to my shack
This time for good
Some people think
well ain’t it a shame
He died all alone
And nobody came
He spent his whole fortune
On everyone else
when be needed a hand
Nobody helped
That Fool’s Gold
Won’t keep you warm in the cold
Easy come, easy go
Comments
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Great guitar works.
Love the vocals and the natural beauty of the words and instrumentation.
I am enjoying this recording.
Rene
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Great groove there with some lovely guitar over it. Chorus rocks!
Nice message, and the lyric flows well, but the music is the star for me!
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I grew up listening to this kind of music so no complaints from me! Great lyrics and some cool guitar playing. Keep em comin'!
2 -
Very cool song with a catchy groove, Pete! Good stuff! Keep the good songs coming in 2023!
Cheers,
Joseph
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