Mark Gothard: Music

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Worked my fingers to the bone
To sit atop that golden throne
Oh yes happiness would finally be mine
Peace of the spirit would be what I would find

But when they finally crowned my head
The throne of gold could have been made out of lead
Thought that I’d be breakin’ through
I got what I wanted now what do I do?

There was a man named Charlie Steele
Who had his eye caught on an automobile
How that machine would purr and shine
He imagined waving to friends driving by

Then one day he sat behind the wheel
But having that car didn’t seem to give him that feel
Thought that possession would chase ‘way his blues
He got what he wanted now what does he do?

Don’t you know things just don’t work that way
The sun come up a different day
Better to live for that human touch
It brings us together
So many people come up short
By wanting certain things of some sort
Pearls and diamonds a position of power
Better cool off mister go and take a cold shower

So many times when they reach that point
That lonely feeling creeps inside their joints
Just make sure that this don’t happen to you
They got what they wanted now what do they do?

I failed to believe and make sure it’s true
I got what I wanted now what do I do?