Lyrics:

[Chorus]
We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

[Verse 1]
We got stuck here for the winter
Blinded by golden dollar signs
We built some simple structures
Temporary, not permanent

[Verse 2]
Each year we dug much deeper
Each year things got more serious
Each year our hearts grew weaker
Blinded by golden dollar signs

[Chorus]
We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

[Bridge]
Put a lump of coal in my hand
Squeeze just as tight as I can
Hope for a brand new diamond
I know its 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

[Chorus]
We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

[Chorus 2]
We never meant to stay here
We were here for the gold
Here for the gold
Here for the gold

We never meant to stay here
We're just dumb animals
With our paws in the hole
Grasping gold

[Outro]
And 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, should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance

We never meant to stay here, no
We never meant to stay here

We never meant to stay here, no
We never meant to stay here