Better Dead Than Lead

I had a golden ring

And I kept it with golden things

In the bank of a million dreams

That was bursting at all the seams

I had a golden ring

It was such an important thing

That I kept it beneath my bed

And I carried it in my head

I had a golden dream

And the way it came down to me

Was through captains of alchemy

Who came up through a steely sea

And I dreamt through the rainy night

And I managed to sleep alright

And my body became so light

That I managed to give it flight

'Cause I know gold is just a trick of light

And lead is light as a feather

So leave me where the kids are alright

And we will all go down together

I had a golden dream

And they took it away from me

And they pulled it out of my head

And they showed me that it was lead

But I know gold is just a trick of light

And lead is light as a feather

So leave me where the kids are alright

And we will all go down together

And that's the way

It's gonna be

And there's water in wine

And there's nickel in dimes

And they knew all the time

But gold is just a trick of light

And lead is light as a feather

So leave me where the kids are alright

And we will all go down together

Gold is just a trick of light

And lead is light as a feather

So leave me where the kids are alright

And we will all go down together

And that's the way

It's gonna be

That's the way

It's gonna be