Brooke Butler - Nothing Gold Can Stay Lyrics

Brooke Butler Lyrics

"Nothing Gold Can Stay"

I will step into my leather shoes tomorrow
A different girl than I woke up today
I will swallow all this fear and my damn sorrow
And let the summer sun shine on my face

If I'm honest
I'm afraid
My mother's dirty blonde will
Turn to grey
And I'll try my hardest
Take it day by day
Memorize each line drawn on her face
But nothing gold ever really stays
Ever really stays

I will order up a black americano
Chatting with the guy who owns the place
He's known me through the ages
Seen all of my faces
Ain't it nice that some things never change

If I'm honest
I'm afraid
My lover will forget I make him feel this way
And I'll try my hardest
Take it day by day
Revel in the future plans we make
But nothing gold ever really stays
Ever really stays

If I'm honest
I'm afraid
My little songs will never get me paid
And I'll try my hardest
Make some big mistakes
I know I'll learn a lot along the way
But even if the gold turns green some day
Still I am sure the dawn will always break
No nothing gold can ever really stay
Ever really stay

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Writer(s): Simon Jay, Brooke Butler, Leah Silberman

EP: "All The Faces" (2026)

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