Fools Gold

Used to be silent

Now I feel hollow

Gettin' hard to swallow

This educated jive

Give me a reason

To commit treason

And what I believe in

Estimated pride

Make me a painter

Who lives on an island

House by the ocean

Gracefully old

Make a captain

Upon my obsessions

Remove my possessions

That clutters my soul

Stop chasing that fools gold

I used to write lyrics

They gave me this courage

They were not that terrific

But it got me laid

I used to be sexy

Now everything vexes me

Nothing impresses me

'Cept getting paid

So make me a painter

Who lives on an island

House by the ocean

Gracefully old

Make a captain

Upon my obsessions

Remove my possessions

That clutters my soul

Stop chasing that fools gold

No I don't wanna be younger

Don't wanna live longer

Not sure I belong here

And maybe I don't

Go to Havana

Dance like I'm Spanish

Yeah I could vanish

And no one would know

Make me a painter

Who lives on an island

A house by the ocean

Gracefully old

Make a captain

Upon my obsessions

Remove my possessions

That clutters my soul

That fools gold

(It was up to him if he could ???)

Stop

(Now's that time to work)

Following

(He goes correcting the man who to do chose incorrectly)

Fools

(And recognize his greatest power)

Gold

(??? to get the most out of life)

(While the others, for instance, not recognizing this power made life a burden)

(The power to help one to be great money making ability)

(The young business man has to know things are different between the two butchers)

(Went to his office the next day and started to work)

(He chose to believe it was up to him)

(Not to the time, or the government)

(He started to advertise, he made special sales)

(He made necessary changes for the times)

(He modified his prices and before long he was busy again...)