Mmm…oh…ho…         Some people never recognize it   Though it's right before their eyes and shines in all   its glory   They never ever see   They choose something that looks just like it   And it may glitter for the time, but gold it'll never   be         I guess you never held on to quality   Or you woulda recognized by now   Something so special, so true   When it's standing right in front of you         I'm gold, babe   Catch me in the slipstream   Passing by the fools who just don't know   Pure gold, babe   You're looking at the real thing   If you knew my worth, you wouldn't let go         I'm gold, babe   Catch me in the slipstream   Passing by the fools who just don't know   Pure gold, babe   You're looking at the real thing   If you knew my worth, you wouldn't let go         Oh, no   No         Gold lies in rivers undiscovered   Hidden from the sight of those who don't know what to   look for   They ain't never gonna find it   Sometimes the value is uncovered   Other times it's cast aside by those who are just   unsure, oh         I guess you never held on to quality   Or you woulda recognized by now   Something so special, so true   And she's standing right in front of you         I'm gold, babe   Catch me in the slipstream   Passing by the fools who just don't know   Pure gold, babe   You're looking at the real thing   If you knew my worth, you wouldn't let go         I'm gold, babe   Catch me in the slipstream   Passing by the fools who just don't know   Pure gold, babe   You're looking at the real thing   If you knew my worth, you wouldn't let go         'Cause all the things you failed to see   Separated you from me   I decide who wins my time   And who comes inside, yeah   'Cause what is true and what is real   Finds a way of being revealed   I don't have to even try   'Cause I'm certified pure         Gold, baby   Catch me in the slipstream   Passing by the fools who just don't know   Pure gold, babe   You're looking at the real thing   If you knew my worth, you wouldn't let go         I'm gold, babe   Catch me in the slipstream   Passing by the fools who just don't know   Pure gold, babe   You're looking at the real thing   And if you knew my worth, you wouldn't let go         Oh, gold   Oh, no, no, no   Pure gold, pure gold, pure gold, pure gold, yes   I am