Fool's Gold

I drank the dregs of the champagne alone Warm, flat, coppery coins down my throat I'm saving up for a rainy day And I plan to spend it in one place I threw the party so I could stay put You brought the bottle like a promise I forgot A new year begins, it ushers us in The knot in my gut is coming with He'll blame the alcohol And you'll blame the full moon She'll blame the fall of man And I'll blame the part of you That can't let up on the reins You've got life in a chokehold You say that it's all the same All glittering fool's gold I can't tell how big my heart is Let's open the doors, see how many fit Like drunks in a bathtub, keep piling in Now I'm locking the door 'til the morning He'll blame the alcohol And you'll blame the full moon She'll blame the fall of man And I blame the evening news For giving us doomsday And dropping the ball Building our fear Like bricks in a wall He'll blame his mom and dad And you'll say you understand She'll blame the wrath of God And I come up empty-handed Every time he cries out You'll blame the altitude She'll blame society And I blame the part of you That can't let up on the reins You've got life in a chokehold You say that it's all the same All glittering fool's gold