Fool's Gold

All that I am Is a hollow ravine That I fill with whiskey To help myself think And I drink with my friends To have an excuse Every bottle I pour Is a knot in my noose But the burn of her kiss hits me harder than beer And I start to feel dizzy when she pulls me near I'm only a mortal, an imperfect man What's an angel like her doing holdin' my hand My girl swears that I shine But she can't see the depths of my soul If I hold her close to my heart Could she tell that I'm only fool's gold Fool's gold I'm only fool's gold There's plenty of rivers That sparkle with wealth But she panned for the man who can barely survive Without a bottle on his shelf Can't tell if I'm grateful For her taking me in It's so hard to smell the roses When I still taste the gin But the burn of her kiss hits me harder than beer And I start to feel dizzy when she pulls me near I'm only a mortal, an imperfect man What's an angel like her doing holdin' my hand My girl swears that I shine But she can't see the depths of my soul If I hold her close to my heart Could she tell that I'm only fool's gold And my love holds me at night But she don't know the man that she's with When she kissed me under the stars Could she taste the Jameson on my lips Fool's gold I'm only fool's gold Fool's gold I'm only fool's gold Now I'm just a singer Sober to the drop But it's easier blaming these insecure feelings On something they're not My doubts are a bottle Held in my trembling hands And if I can't hide behind the lyrics I wrote I don't know who I am Fool's gold I'm only fool's gold And my girl swears that I shine But you know that it's only fool's gold Fool's gold I'm only fool's gold