Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold When I was a child saw the good in every man I didn't know there was blood on every hand But I labored in my time and the truth be told I sold my soul for worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Tried to walk that holy path but I strayed right from the start Hanging out with all the angels heaven in the dark I wrote those tunes and the bones down in the hole But the only thing I stole was worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Now the way I battled with all the demons in my mind Caught between good and evil, Lord it almost made me blind Thought it was something tangible something I could hold Now that I know all that I know Is that I'd trade all this worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold Worthless gold, worthless gold