What ever happened to the gold in the water Swam into our nets and kept our spirits strong and free What will become of our sons and our daughters Trusted in us to know that there would always be Gold in the water, the reason for living The reason for giving our lives up to the sea What ever happened to the gold in the water And what will become of you and me. And we raise our prayers up to the sky As our children cry for gold Gold in the water, now just a memory Of a life that was sweeter than a life could ever be Now when the morning breaks brighter than heaven I walk down to my boat and watch the sea But we sailed that stormy sea before And we've always found our way home Fear will not take us, fear will not break us Cause our roots are buried deep in the soil in which we stand What ever happens to the gold in the water Our future will remain within our hands