if this were the gold-time you would love me
love would shine like starlite from your brow
it wouldn’t be so hard for you to love me
cause love would flow the way that tears flow now
if this were the gold-time i would not hurt
a silver light would shine out from my brow
it wouldn’t be so hard for me to leave you
cause stars would pull the way the earth pulls now
i’ll be leaving nashville in the morning
i’ll be walking east towards the sun
like a little shadow on a pink & yellow sky
wish that you could meet me there somehow
but if you really wanted to you’d make love to me now
if this were the gold-time i could touch you
freely as the sun shines on the lake
i wouldn’t have to be afraid to touch you
you wouldn’t bow your head down like a stone & walk away
you wouldn’t care so much about your family
you wouldn’t think about them anymore
cause when love shines like sunlight washing shadows from the floor
then no one needs a family anymore
i’ll be leaving nashville in the morning
i’ll be walking east towards the sun
like a little shadow on a pink & yellow sky
wish that you could meet me there somehow
but if you really wanted to you’d make love to me now
when the gold-time rises i will rise up
wobble like a prince in shoes of light
do you think my heart will shine to find you
or will my love dissolve you like the sun dissolves the night?