Gold On The River

Well I ran so fast for years
I thought the price was tears and running was the key
I looked for love and comfort everywhere
I learned to stare but I never learned to see
I was playing some casino and there you were
Beside the spinning wheel of fortune
My rhinestone girl
When I was young and innocent
I mostly felt just awkward and naive
I wanted to be older
With my coat slung on my shoulder, heart on my sleeve
When I finally found the stillness in myself
I started wondering just how many years
Were left upon the shelf
Time paints a lullaby
With gold on the river
'Til the rivers run dry
Time is a long goodbye
It's a taker and a giver
It's a slow dance and we all want more time
We made love among the ruins
We made music out of all that history
We found joy as the summer waned
And winter blew the leaves off of the trees
We measured all the sweetness that we found
Against the bitter times of waiting
'Til the good times come around
Time paints a lullaby
With gold on the river
'Til the rivers run dry
Time is a long goodbye
It's a taker and a giver
It's a slow dance and we all want more time
Heaven is a feeling
It's a peaceful Sunday morning cup of tea
It's my shelter from the storm
When I know the storm is waiting for me
When I'm far away and down to the bone
Trying to sing my way to heaven
Trying to get back home
Time paints a lullaby
With gold on the river
'Til the rivers run dry
Time is a long goodbye
It's a taker and a giver
It's a slow dance and we all want more time