Gold Fever

They were headed west Chasing the sun California Like they were shot from a gun He kept watch for the danger that's hiding She kept her eyes on the prize that was blinding They were headed west Chasing the sun And they call it gold fever Don't let it bite you in the back boy Time is quick and it's gonna beat ya You keep digging that grave Unloading your gun Catching the bad guy was all you ever wanted Call it gold fever You were ready to run So they hit 'em up And took them down The first ones in Will take this town They raised the flag and they staked their claim Buried their fears and they faced the grave Ya they hit em up And took them down And called it gold fever Don't let it bite you in the back boy Time is quick and it's gonna beat ya You keep digging that grave Unloading your gun Catching the bad guy was all you ever wanted Call it gold fever Ya you were ready to run And they call it gold fever Don't let it bite you in the back boy Time is quick and it's gonna beat ya You keep digging that grave