[Verse 1]
I found your shirt in the chair
Still smelling like her name
Your boots by the door
And the truth came in the rain
You said you worked late
Said it was just a ride
But your phone kept lighting up
Like a lie you could not hide
[Pre-Chorus]
So I looked at that ring
On my tired little hand
All that shining I loved
Was a trick made by a man
Yeah, I held it up close
Watched it burn in the light
And I knew what you sold me
Was a promise dressed up right
[Chorus]
That ring was fools gold (fools gold)
Pretty till I knew
Fools gold, baby
Just like you
I wore your lie
Like it meant forever
Now I see it plain
It never was treasure
[Verse 2]
There was lipstick on your collar
And a dent in your grin
You kept your stories neat
But they were cracking at the ends
I remember the chapel
How I cried when I said yes
Now I’m standing in this kitchen
With a past I gotta bless
[Pre-Chorus]
So I took off that ring
Let it fall in my palm
All that sweet little sparkle
Couldn’t keep me from the harm
No, I don’t need your sorry
Or your sweet talk tonight
I can read what you wrote me
In the dark of your goodbyes
[Chorus]
That ring was fools gold (fools gold)
Pretty till I knew
Fools gold, baby
Just like you
I wore your lie
Like it meant forever
Now I see it plain
It never was treasure
[Bridge]
Let the porch light burn
Let the neighbors hear me cry
I gave you my whole heart
You gave me alibis
But I’m taking back my name
From the dust and the shame
You can keep that old excuse
And the weight of my ring finger pain
[Final Chorus]
That ring was fools gold (fools gold)
Pretty till I knew
Fools gold, baby
Just like you
I wore your lie
Like it meant forever
Now I see it plain
It never was treasure
Fools gold (fools gold)
I’m done with the shine
Your love looked real
But it was counterfeit time