[Verse] I built my barns so high with gold Forgot the stories I was told The fields were mine their crops did yield Thought fortune's hand would never fold [Verse 2] I dreamed of all my wealth would buy Ignored the light beyond the sky My riches came but at a cost My spirit's thread completely lost [Chorus] Oh the glitter fades away My Foolish heart led me astray In the shadows of the night I see God's truth now in plain sight [Verse 3] I sat upon my throne so grand The world was mine or so I planned Neglected friends and faith and love Forgot the guidance from above [Bridge] In silken robes I made my lair Forgetting life's just fleeting air A reckoning no gold can sway Life's riches turn to dust one day [Chorus] Oh the glitter fades away My Foolish heart led me astray In the shadows of the night I see God's truth now in plain sight
