Better Than Gold

I knew a boy, he was older than me

He could jump any creek, he could climb any tree

He taught me a lot about breakin' the rules

And he told me a man can be wise or he can be a fool

Wanting it all

Will be your downfall

Always in the wrong place

What you're chasin's not there to be found

When I turned eighteen and I went to sea

I forgot about fools and I thought I was free

Ten years went by and you know how it goes

I was seekin' a fortune and runnin' when love got too close

Wanting it all

Will be my downfall

Always in the wrong place

What I'm chasin's not there to be found

I was a fool for not bearing in mind

What he said once, that boy who was older than I

Better than gold is the time that you spend

Jumpin' creeks, climbin' trees and then breakin' some rules with a friend

Wanting it all

Will be my downfall

Wanting it all

Will be my downfall

Always in the wrong place

What I'm chasin's not there to be found