Gold
Spandau Ballet䑃 Lyrics

Thank you for coming home
Expressing gratitude for the return of someone, presumably a loved one

Sorry that the chairs are all worn
Apologizing for the condition of the chairs due to their frequent use

I left them here I could have sworn
Asserting that the singer did not intentionally neglect the chairs

These are my salad days
Referring to a happy and carefree time in the artist's life

Slowly being eaten away
Indicating a realization that this happy time is gradually coming to an end

Just another play for today
Treating the day as another task to complete or experience to have

Oh, but I'm proud of you, but I'm proud of you
Expressing pride in the addressee, probably in spite of some circumstance or predicament they're in

Nothing left to make me feel small
Having overcome all past experiences or circumstances that used to make the artist feel inferior

Luck has left me standing so tall
Attributing success or advantageous position in life to luck

Gold (gold)
Repeating the title of the song as an affirmation or mantra

Always believe in your soul
Encouraging the listener or addressee to have faith in their own innermost values or identity

You've got the power to know
Affirming the listener or addressee's capacity for intuition and understanding

You're indestructible
Emphasizing the resilience or strength of the listener or addressee

Glad that you're bound to return
Happy at the prospect of the listener or addressee's eventual comeback or reunion

There's something I could have learned
Acknowledging the singer's potential to gain from the listener or addressee's experience or insight

After the rush has gone
Referring to the inevitable passing of some exciting or intense time

I hope you find a little more time
Wishing the listener or addressee can make room or prioritize some aspect of their life

Remember we were partners in crime
Recalling a shared or collaborative transgression or mischievous act

It's only two years ago
Suggesting that the singer still remembers the event as if it were recent, regardless of actual elapsed time

The man with the suit and the face
Referring to an unknown or possibly threatening person with a professional demeanor or appearance

You knew that he was there on the case
Asserting that the listener or addressee was aware of the person's investigative or monitoring role

Now he's in love with you, he's in love with you
Revealing a surprising development that the person of interest is now romantically attracted to the listener or addressee

And love is like a high prison wall
Metaphorically comparing love to a restrictive and confining force

But you could leave me standing so tall
Claiming that the listener or addressee's strength or indestructibility could overcome or transcend the constraining nature of love

Always believe in, 'cause you are gold (gold)
Echoing the chorus and emphasizing that the listener or addressee has a value or worth akin to gold