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  1. Golden Hearts

From the recording Good Old Days

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Lyrics

[Intro]
“Funny thing about hearts… they know where home is long before we do.”

[Verse 1]
We were two gold suns in the same small town
Chasin’ bees till the day came down
She’d steal my stick, I’d let her win
Every bark felt brand new again

We’d nap beneath the apple tree
Dreamin’ wide as fields could be
Didn’t know the word for love back then
But I’d chase it every day with her again

[Pre-Chorus]
Some bonds are born without a name
Like wind and wheat, they move the same

[Chorus]
Golden hearts don’t fade with miles
They just wait a little while
When the sky feels too far above
We still run on the scent of love
Golden hearts don’t lose their way
They just shine from far away

[Verse 2]
One day the road turned into town
Tall walls, no dirt, no sound
They called it “home,” but I knew wrong
No meadow means no morning song

The air smelled gray, the stars felt near
But she wasn’t there to hear
The nights grew long, the leash grew tight
Dreams felt small beneath streetlight

[Pre-Chorus]
Some hearts don’t learn to stay apart
They find their way back in the dark

[Chorus]
Golden hearts don’t fade with miles
They just wait a little while
When the world forgets to see
Love still finds where it should be
Golden hearts don’t lose their way
They just shine from far away

[Bridge]
“Then one morning. I smelled spring. Not city rain, real spring.
The kind that hums with grass and old memories.”

[Verse 3]
Wheels on gravel, home again
And there she stood beyond the pen
Older now, but eyes the same
One glance and joy forgot its name

We ran till the daylight broke
Two souls laughing through the oak
Didn’t need words, didn’t need plans
Just gold dust and the touch of hands

[Chorus]
Golden hearts don’t fade with miles
They just wait a little while
When the years roll by and skies turn blue
Love remembers what dogs do
Golden hearts don’t lose their way
They just shine from far away

[Outro]
[Dog:] “And that’s how I met your mom.”
[Puppy (off mic, giggling):] “Ew, Dad!”
[Dog:] “You’ll understand someday, golden hearts never forget.”