You shoulda bought Gold, Son

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

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

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

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

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”

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