[Verse 1]
Met her in a basement bar
Dreams on tap in a plastic cup
She said
"Baby
You're gonna go far"
Till the bills stacked high and the luck dried up
She liked the rush
Not the climb
Liked the shine
Not the grind
Soon as the gears started losing their spin
She was already halfway out
Suitcase grin
[Chorus]
Gold-plated goodbye
Watch her walk away
Leaves you broke in a bed that you both made
She wants the house on the hill
Wants a god in a suit
If your crown starts to slip
She'll trade you in too
Gold-plated goodbye
She don't mourn the fall
She just trades one name on her phone for another call
She wants money
Wants power
Wants a man made of stone
She'll break your heart
Then go buy a new throne
[Verse 2]
Saw her on a downtown screen
Wrapped around some polished fraud
Same old laugh
Same old lean
Like you were just a dress she pawned
She loved the front-row seats
Not the nights you bled for rent
Now she’s sipping on a liar’s wine
Calling that fate
Calling that heaven-sent
[Chorus]
Gold-plated goodbye
Watch her walk away
Leaves you broke in a bed that you both made
She wants the house on the hill
Wants a god in a suit
If your crown starts to slip
She'll trade you in too
Gold-plated goodbye
She don't mourn the fall
She just trades one name on her phone for another call
She wants money
Wants power
Wants a man made of stone
She'll break your heart
Then go buy a new throne
[Bridge]
Here's to the losers
Sleeping on floors
Here's to the fools
Still holding the door (hey!)
Raise that empty glass
To the ones who stayed
While she chases chrome
Down another parade
[Chorus]
Gold-plated goodbye
Watch her walk away
Leaves you broke in a bed that you both made
She wants the house on the hill
Wants a god in a suit
If your crown starts to slip
She'll trade you in too
Gold-plated goodbye
Ink on your chest
You gave her everything and she gave you her best act
She wants money
Wants power
Never wants to be alone
She'll break your heart
Then go buy a new throne (oh)
Gold-plated goodbye
Yeah
She’s already gone