Fools Gold

Album: The Very Best of The Stone Roses (1989)
Charted: 8
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  • Gold road's sure a long road
    Winds on through the hills for fifteen days
    The pack on my back is aching
    The straps seem to cut me like a knife

    Gold road's sure a long road
    Winds on through the hills for fifteen days
    The pack on my back is aching
    The straps seem to cut me like a knife
    I'm no clown, I won't back down, don't need you to tell me what's going down
    Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down
    Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down

    I'm standing alone, I'm watching you all, I'm seeing you sinking
    I'm standing alone, you're weighing the gold, I'm watching you sinking
    Fool's gold

    These boots weren't made for walking
    The marquis de sade never made no boots like these
    Gold's just around the corner
    Breakdown's coming up round the bend

    Sometimes you have to try to get along dear
    I know the truth and I know what you're thinking
    Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down

    I'm standing alone, I'm watching you all, I'm seeing you sinking
    I'm standing alone, you're weighing the gold, I'm watching you sinking
    Fool's gold Writer/s: Ian George Brown, John Squire
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Mike from UkYet listen to Hot Pants by Bobby Byrd and the drums will instantly sound familiar. Was produced by James Brown so maybe John Squire is mis-remembering? Funky Drummer has one of the most sampled drum breaks ever and it does sound similar. But not as similar as Hot Pants.
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