Gold & The Sand

Baby, I'm trying and Lord knows I've been down But I'm working real hard to make things right Stop me if I'm lying and I know I've been wrong And it ain't been nothing but foolish pride But don't you know that I'm on your side? It's just love, sweet

I am a man of the world Tempting my fate just to be with you girl Wishing for gold and sand I won't stop 'til it's in the palm of my hand I've become, I've become innocence I've become innocence Thought the words from the band Should have said more s

I watched the time tick away, I'm dying to stay I'm begging you see this through Six words were said and one colored red But that was the last time And I've done all I can to be the man that you want me to be And I've done all I know to try to show y

We sat down by the river with our poles in hand Telling lies about the summer, making songs, and making plans He said, "If you're down for the ride, I'll take you there To a place I know I've gone throughout the years Where you can forget your life a

We've seen better days unfolding We've watched by the riverside We're working on a heartfelt melody Can't say that we never tried And we rush to find a simple way And our findings only lead us to better days And as we're chasing dreams down to the do

I saw you this morning but your face just fades It fades away just like the wind blows away I heard you this morning, my ears deceived I can't believe my faith is weak Don't tell me, don't tell me you're on higher ground Don't tell me, don't tell me

We kept ourselves in the yard chasin' flies And that was the best I've felt in a while I wanna let you know That I wouldn't change the way it was Those were the best days, you know? And our parents gave us everythin' they had And I had a thought the

You leave me here with a bad taste in my mouth Leave with my friends and head right out of town And I'll miss you like I miss an old toothache Leaving you is gonna fix all my mistakes So I'll take my car and head straight out west Finally find a plac