A Heart Made Of Gold

from A Scottish Child From The 1960s by Jim Byrne

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'A Heart Made of Gold' is a heartfelt, piano-driven, love song that finds drama in the everyday. What genre is this? Think of a 1960s European songwriter trying to write a country song: failing but coming up with something of their own. The story, with its twists and turns draws you in. It's a tale that demands authority and authenticity: the baritone vocal delivers.

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A heart made of gold

Well I imagined my life, it was turning out fine
And I’d find a love in the fullness of time
I’d be meeting that girl and she’d be so bold
And as for her heart, a heart made of gold

It will be sweetness and light and candy for days
Because when you’re planning for love, music it plays
And we’re always dressed, we’d be ready to go
Never caught in the rain always making the show

And the curtains they'd raise for my girl, she’s so bold
and we’d be together until we grow old
And every flower she’d pick it would colour my day
And If I’ve broken those stems, she won’t turn away

But then I met a girl with a heart made of gold
She just caught me off guard when I wasn’t so bold
When the curtains they raised, for that girl I was sold
Now we’ll be together until we grow old

And sometimes she’s sweet, sometimes she’s blue
But nothing is wrong, when everything’s you
And sometimes we dance, the music it plays
She still gives me her heart on the darkest of days

Now we laugh and we cry, get caught in the rain
Just greeting each tear with its comfort and pain
And now we just smile if we’re missing the show
When every once in a while we've somewhere to go

Because I met a girl who’s ever so bold
And as for her heart, a heart made of gold
Yes I love a girl she’s ever so bold
Because I’ve found a girl with a heart made of gold

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from A Scottish Child From The 1960s, released January 11, 2024

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Jim Byrne Glasgow, UK

Glasgow based Jim Byrne is an accomplished folk blues guitar player and songwriter. Jim is a recording artist with Fox Star Records.

He has released 4 critically acclaimed albums since going solo in 2008. ‘The Innocent’ and ‘Every Day is Sunshine’ where particularly well received by listeners and press alike (Q Magazine, UNCUT, Maverick, The Daily Record, Folk Blues and Beyond, Spiral Earth). ... more

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