| When I see you cry, well, you know |
| That I just feel such desperation |
| And it seems that I’ll never understand |
| This crazy situation |
| And it looks like lovers must be sad |
| Just to make some complication |
| 'Cause you can’t hold on To the silver and gold |
| 'Cause the silver won’t have you |
| And the gold’s been sold |
| When I close my eyes on the long hard day |
| And I drift into my dreaming |
| Well, it’s the brightest lights that I want to hold |
| All the rest have no real meaning |
| And it looks like good friends have to part |
| If they stay it’s too revealing |
| 'Cause you can’t hold on To the silver and gold |
| 'Cause the silver won’t have you |
| And the gold’s been sold |
| That’s the way it seems when there’s nothing |
| In this world of which we’re certain |
| And you can see we’re lost and it’s obvious |
| We’re in need of some direction |
| But all the shadows closing round |
| Well, they’re just some old reflection |
| 'Cause you can’t hold on To the silver and gold |
| 'Cause the silver won’t have you |
| And the gold’s been sold |