Better Than Gold

I knew a boy, he was older than me He could jump any creek, he could climb any tree He taught me a lot about breakin' the rules And he told me a man can be wise or he can be a fool Wanting it all Will be your downfall Always in the wrong place What you're chasin's not there to be found When I turned eighteen and I went to sea I forgot about fools and I thought I was free Ten years went by and you know how it goes I was seekin' a fortune and runnin' when love got too close Wanting it all Will be my downfall Always in the wrong place What I'm chasin's not there to be found I was a fool for not bearing in mind What he said once, that boy who was older than I Better than gold is the time that you spend Jumpin' creeks, climbin' trees and then breakin' some rules with a friend Wanting it all Will be my downfall Wanting it all Will be my downfall Always in the wrong place What I'm chasin's not there to be found