Better Dead Than Lead

I had a golden ring and I kept it with golden things In the Bank of Million dreams that was bursting at all the seams I had a golden ring. It was such an important thing That I kept it beneath my bed, and I carried it in my head I had a golden dream, and the way it came down to me Was through Captains of Alchemy, who came up from a steely sea And I dreamed through the rainy night, and I managed to sleep alright And my body became so light, that I managed to give it flight Because I know gold is just a trick of the light And lead is light as a feather So, leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together I had a golden dream, and they took it away from me And they pulled it out of my head, and they showed me that it was lead But I know gold is just a trick of the light And lead is light as a feather So, leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together And that's the way it's going to be And there's water in wine And there's nickel in dimes And they knew all the time But gold is just a trick of the light And lead is light as a feather So, leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together And gold is just a trick of the light And lead is light as a feather So, leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together And that's the way it's going to be That's the way, it's going to be --- Better Dead Than Lead - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists