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The Gold Is Gone

from Light In The Dark by Matt Nakoa

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The Gold Is Gone

Distant kisses whisper low
The gold is gone - just dust now in our mouths
Gin on your lips - rust on your tongue
You taste like a ghost town

And on this prairie where we lie
No more church bells ringing Alleluia
No more rowdy ol' saloon
Just an empty bedroom

And no matter what we try
There is nothing left to find
Don't you know the gold is gone

When we started out to stake our claim
We held our hearts like shovels in our hands
But we were fools with dynamite
Filled the hills with empty holes of sand
And still you think it helps to fight

But no matter what we try
There is nothing left to find
Don't you know the gold is gone
Oh the gold is gone

Maybe someday time will heal our wounds
But right now I can't handle seeing you
So baby, pace away and baby, count your steps
Turn and blast but I'm not turning back

'Cause no matter what we try
There is nothing left to find
Don't you know the gold is gone
Oh the gold is gone

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from Light In The Dark, released March 17, 2012
Matt Nakoa - vocals, acoustic guitars & percussion. Matthew "Dave" Stephens - fretless bass. Corey Schreppel - drum & shakers. Dylan Foley - banjo. Toby Karlin - additional acoustic guitar. Maximillian Haft - violin 1. Onur Dilisen - violin 2. Annie Garlid - viola. Robin Ryczek - cello.

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Matt Nakoa New York

Matt Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America, and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. The Boston Globe says of Nakoa, “Between his piano chops and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws.” ... more

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