Golden Years

David Bowie

Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop

Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere
Angel
Come get up, my baby
Look at that sky, life's begun
Nights are warm and the days are young
Come get up, my baby

There's my baby, lost that's all
Once I'm begging you save her little soul
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Come get up, my baby

Last night they loved you
Opening doors and pulling some strings
Angel
Come get up, my baby
In walked luck and you looked in time
Never look back, walk tall, act fine
Come get up, my baby

I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years
Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years
Gold
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Come get up, my baby

Some of these days, and it won't be long
Gonna drive back down where you once belonged
In the back of a dream car twenty foot long
Don't cry, my sweet, don't break my heart
Doing all right, but you gotta get smart
Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe, oh Lord
I believe all the way
Come get up, my baby
Run for the shadows, run for the shadows
Run for the shadows in these golden years

There's my baby, lost that's all
Once I'm begging you save her little soul
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Come get up, my baby

Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere
Angel
Come get up, my baby
Run for the shadows, run for the shadows
Run for the shadows in these golden years

I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years
Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years
Gold

Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop
Golden years, gold whop whop whop


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  • +3
    General CommentI kind of feel like this song is saying, "Hey, don't stress over where you've been and what you've been through, these are your golden years (your prime) so enjoy them!" I don't really know, but that's how I see it, as a positive song. Plus, this song is a killer dance song. Oh, Bowie, thank you for the wonderful music....
    myusernameisthison September 28, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General CommentWritten to accompany the dance in the motion picture A Knight's Tale?????
    This song is from 1976!!!!
    mondolfaon June 24, 2003   Link
  • +1
    General CommentI love the "whop whop whop" for some reason it makes me crack up.
    o0conduitxXxforxXxmusic0oon February 15, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Commentmy dad really likes this song =]
    right2interpreton July 08, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General CommentI click along to the clicky/clappy bits. LOL I'm so sad
    LottieLovesLifeon June 23, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General CommentThis song was on the simpsons last night :D and fell in love with it!!
    XXX729on November 07, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General CommentDavid Bowie is so weird, lol... Cracks me up

    This song is awesome.
    anna118kon August 28, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Commentwhat a good song. in 'A Knight's Tale' with Heath Ledger, there's a dance sequence featuring this song.
    weezerific:cutleryon April 06, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General CommentToo bad A Knight's Tale sucks and is undeserving of having a Bowie song in it.
    aphekqson May 09, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThe song was written for Bowie's first wife, Angela back in 1976. If you want to hear songs he wrote specifically for film (how the hell could you think this was written for a knight's tale?), check out the second half of Low or most of the Labrynth soundtrack.
    saturnineon April 08, 2004   Link

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