Lyrics
[intro] (she'll be painted gold) [verse] she been wearin' silver all summer when the traffic light turns red, she's on the corner and i wonder if she only does it for the money or if she enjoys her job, maybe she loves it silver in the summer, it's a different kind of shimmer when the winter comes, i know it's gonna kill her the doctor said the same, and her family had to tell her but you can't stop the show, silver [chorus] when she found out, she was painted silver but when she dies, she'll be painted gold she's the one that i remember when she dies, she'll be painted gold (she'll be painted gold) [post-chorus] oooo ooo ooo (she'll be painted gold) oooo ooo ooo (she'll be painted gold) [verse] said she been wearin' silver all summer at the intersection of a lifetime, on the corner and i wonder if she knew this shit would happen to her or if she did it for the money, either way, i can't assume her but i used to be a consumer, sittin' in my whip and watch her maneuver her body lookin' like the tin man in the wizard of oz she move it like the wicked witch of the west, shit glued to her set and captivated imagination activated fascinated i'd go home and elaborate it i thought of ways i could capture it put it on paper write a song about it later [chorus] when she found out, she was painted silver but when she dies, she'll be painted gold she's the one that i remember when she dies, she'll be painted gold (she'll be painted gold) [bridge] back when my thoughts were as shallow as my pockets now my pockets full of papers and my thoughts are full of statements some i shouldn't say, some i couldn't make up some i wouldn't say 'cause my thoughts are better naked (she'll be painted gold) [chorus] when she found out, she was painted silver but when she dies, she'll be painted gold she's the one that i remember when she dies, she'll be painted gold (she'll be painted gold) [outro] oooo (painted gold) when she dies, (she'll be painted gold) when she dies, (she'll be painted gold) when she dies, (she'll be painted gold) when she dies, (she'll be painted gold)