I guess my dad was a good man Well at least he tried

Never took shit from anybody All he owned was his pride

Joined the US Navy

To run away from home

Gave the world the middle finger Then he died alone

But he said, Hey before you get old You've been bought and sold

Don't believe everything you've been told Hang on to that fool's gold

Momma I apologize

I can't listen no more

I've lost the will to agonize It's scattered on the floor

And my heart is like an abandoned house

On a cul-de-sac in a desert ghost town

Where the rain don't fall in an endless drought And the dust chokes the vine til the love dies out

 Hey before you get old

You've been bought and sold

Don't believe everything you've been told Hang on to that fool's gold

Hey before you get old

You've been bought and sold

Don't believe anything you've been told Hang on to that fool's gold