the sun shone high those few summer days left us in a soft wide eyed haze it shone like gold it shone like gold but just as the moon it shall stray so dawn goes down today no gold can stay no gold can stay what if our hard work ends in despair what if the road won t take me there oh i wish for once we could stay gold what if to love and be loved is not enough what if i fall and can t bear to get up oh i wish for once we could stay gold we could stay gold we re on our way through rugged land top of that mountain we wanted to stand with hearts of gold with hearts of gold but there is only forward no other way tomorrow was your hope at the end of the day and gold turns gray and gold turns gray what if a heart gives in despair what if our hard work ends in despair what if the road won t take me there oh i wish for once we could stay gold what if to love and be loved is not enough what if i fall and can t bear to get up oh i wish for once we could stay gold we could stay gold all of my dreams they fall and form a bridge of memories where i can t get back all of my dreams they fall and form a bridge of memories where i can t get back to you what if our hard work ends in despair what if the road won t take me there oh i wish for once we could stay gold what if to love and be loved is not enough what if i fall and can t bear to get up oh i wish for once we could stay gold we could stay gold could stay gold stay gold