Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You laughed at that old shoebox Under my side of the bed Called it my caveman savings Said I was outta my head You chased every shiny promise On a blue-lit little screen While I stacked them heavy secrets Where the world stayed nice and mean [Chorus] I told you Son You shoulda invested in gold Not in stories they were sellin' you to hold Now your numbers on a phone keep droppin' like stones While these bricks in my hand stay cold I told you Son You shoulda invested in gold (shoulda listened, yeah) You can laugh at the man growin' old But you can’t laugh at the weight of gold [Verse 2] Remember that new electric Parked in your tiny drive You toasted to “early retire” Didn’t check who else arrived Now the bank’s got friendly letters With your middle name in bold I still buy my truck in cash Boy Peelin' off what I can hold [Chorus] I told you Son You shoulda invested in gold Not in buzzwords they were screamin' to be sold All that talk on the news went hot Then froze But these bars in the safe don’t fold I told you Son You shoulda invested in gold (hear me now) You can bet on a world so bold But you can’t out-stare a bar of gold [Bridge] One day when the screens go dark And the passwords all run dry You’ll come knockin' on my door With that “teach me Dad” in your eyes I’ll pour us black coffee Slide one coin ‘cross the wood Say “you can’t rewind the journey But you can start it where you should” [Chorus] I told you Son You shoulda invested in gold Not in castles made of clever little codes When the wind hits hard What stays What goes? Only what you can feel you own I told you Son You shoulda invested in gold (listen close now) You can grow up You can grow old But don’t you ever forget that gold
Tags
2000s rock post grunge
Duration
2:54
Instrumental
No
Created
1/18/2026