Well, I met an old man walking down the street
His clothes were torn and tatted with sandal on his feet
And I stopped to help him and lent him a hand
He said "I love you so much but you must understand"
Silver and gold might buy might you a home
But things of this world they won't last you long
And time has a way of turning us old
And time can't be bought back with silver and gold
And he said to me this, "rest for awhile
'Cos I have some good news to share with you child
He said you can't change this old world but people need to know
That our Jesus Savior died here a long long time ago"
Silver and gold might buy might you a home
But things of this world they won't last you long
And time has a way of turning us old
And time can't be bought back with silver and gold
His eyes shone like diamond and his smile was Heaven sent
His hair was long and flowing and his back was slightly bent
And I knew he knew it 'cos that day I've changed
And as I watch him walk on I forgot to get his name
He said "Silver and gold can buy might you a home
When this life has ended and your time is gone
But you can live in a world where you'll never go old
And things can't be bought back with silver and gold
And time can't be bought there with silver and gold"
His clothes were torn and tatted with sandal on his feet
And I stopped to help him and lent him a hand
He said "I love you so much but you must understand"
Silver and gold might buy might you a home
But things of this world they won't last you long
And time has a way of turning us old
And time can't be bought back with silver and gold
And he said to me this, "rest for awhile
'Cos I have some good news to share with you child
He said you can't change this old world but people need to know
That our Jesus Savior died here a long long time ago"
Silver and gold might buy might you a home
But things of this world they won't last you long
And time has a way of turning us old
And time can't be bought back with silver and gold
His eyes shone like diamond and his smile was Heaven sent
His hair was long and flowing and his back was slightly bent
And I knew he knew it 'cos that day I've changed
And as I watch him walk on I forgot to get his name
He said "Silver and gold can buy might you a home
When this life has ended and your time is gone
But you can live in a world where you'll never go old
And things can't be bought back with silver and gold
And time can't be bought there with silver and gold"