Woman and Gold

[Verse 1]
Rosa works so hard behind a register
It's hot inside, and her feet get tired
She learns good English from a night school teacher
Who helped her get hired

[Verse 2]
She says, "I want to go, I want to leave this place
Before my heart turns into stone
And I can do it, I can do it
I just don't wanna do it alone"

[Verse 3]
I see the looks she gets, the cruel, searching eyes
Her long, brown hair beautifully grown
What makes a man feel more alone
Than just dreaming about it?

[Chorus]
Woman and gold
Woman and gold on my mind

[Verse 4]
I keep a guard over my foolish tongue
'Til my heart grows too hot within mе
Hungry as fire is my desire
How can I livе without it?

[Chorus]
Woman and gold
Woman and gold on my mind

[Verse 5]
The sky's a woman, you can't hold her back
The sun is golden but it comes and goes with the night
Dressed in black with diamonds on her gloves
Behind her mind, you'll find it easy to love

[Chorus]
(Woman and gold) It's makin' me crazy
(Woman and gold) It's makin' me blind

[Post-Chorus]
I don't know, I don't know what the future holds
(Woman and gold)
I know it's hard holding on to
Woman and gold

[Verse 6]
And it was on a full moon night like this
She gave to me her sweetest treasure
Her heart of bliss touching my lips
I was a witness

[Verse 7]
Some people say they know
But they don't know
What turns a man into a soul man
Or steals your soul away from you faster than

[Chorus]
Woman or gold
Woman or gold

[Instrumental Break]

[Post-Chorus]
I don't know, I don't know what your future holds
(Woman and gold)
I feel it's hard holding on to
(Woman and gold) It's makin' me crazy
(Woman and gold) Mm, it's makin' me blind
(Woman and gold) It's makin' me crazy
(Woman and gold) Like in Psalm 39

[Outro]
(Woman and gold) Thinkin' happiness comes from
(Woman and gold) Believing happiness comes from
Woman and gold