On the first day of winter
I was set to leave
With the lost awe of true love in my eye

The wild frontier outlaws and thieves
To find me a mountain in the sky


There's gold in them hills
I heard the man cry
There's gold in them hills

For the taking
It's a one-way ticket down a river of lies
There's gold in them hills

If you make it

On the last day of spring

I first saw the sea
A poor boy with good luck on my side
Ready for riches

I rolled up my sleeve
And took my first step down my life


Had my wallet same old pocket
Sixteen dollars brand new shoes
Empty bottles sad turned daughters

What's a country boy to do

Tell dear mother that I miss her

But things are different now
There's nothing I can do
Your dark haired son is now long gone

Remember me
When you stare at the moon


I've broken my heart
Diamonds and gold
Through scandal through madness through cold

All I have left is this grey in my beard
This mountain and the stories that I've told


There's gold in them hills
I heard the man cry
There's gold in them hills

For the taking
It's a one-way ticket down a river of lies
There's gold in them hills

If you make it