Fools Gold - Lyrics - Ghost Dance

The Ghost Dance was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. According to the teachings of the Northern Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka , proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with the spirits of the dead and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to native peoples throughout the region.

Sleep comes easy And takes me down But all I hear is that sound Here I stand beside the water On this shifting sand Across the sea I know There’s a land somewhere I’m sure A place for me to go I don’t understand, I’ve searched high and low For fools gold It shines above, fuels the fire below For fools gold It can’t be found Ask a fool who knows Sometimes I think it’s all too easy Just to exist and never want for more But when it shines, deep down inside I’m not so sure When it shines, grown men cry There’s no cure I know For fools gold It shines above, fuels the fire below For fools gold It can’t be found Ask a fool who knows Here I stand beside the water On this shifting sand Across the sea I know There’s a land somewhere I’m sure A place for me to go I don’t understand, cross my heart and soul For fools gold It shines above, fuels the fire below For fools gold It can’t be found Ask a fool who knows