We never meant to stay here   We were here for the gold      We got stuck here for the winter   Blinded by golden dollar signs   We built some simple structures   Temporary, not permanent   But each year we dug much deeper   And each year things got more serious   Each year our hearts grew weaker   Blinded by golden dollar signs      We never meant to stay here   We were here for the gold      Put a lump of coal in my hand   Squeeze just as tight as I can   Hope for a brand new diamond   I know it's slight but it's all I can   I promise honey that when we get paid   We'll pack our things and we'll move away   A thousand miles from this frozen lake   We'll find a place where we both can stay      We'll find a city with a million people   Find an apartment where the rent is real low   We'll disappear and no one will notice   How about it Darling?   We could both live downtown      We never meant to stay here   We were here for the gold   We never meant to stay here   But we're just dumb animals with our paws in the hole, grasping gold      Now we're stuck in a small town   Out on the shield   But it lost its appeal long ago   We wake up at dawn and kiss our wives on the forehead   And we slowly make our way into the caves   Where we will forget the faces of our children and our small regrets   Like, I should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance