Buried in our twenties,
an d planned to stake our claim
I fed my soul and played the role,
the gold was in my veins
But as I hit the thirties,
the glitter wore so thin
I spent my days on Gold Rock
and I came home now again
The Motherlode, the Motherlode,
when will you come in?
Waiting for the Motherlode,
will I ever win?
The Motherlode, the Motherlode,
I gotta send through
Waiting for the mother love,
I did it all for you.
Came the planet forties,
and your nerves began to fray.
From kids to ten, and socks to men,
I saw you slipping away.
The 50's they were hard on me,
the 60's came and went
But I couldn't leave the mountain,
I was still hell bent
Mother lode, the mother lode,
another coming
Waiting for the mother lode,
will I ever win?
The mother of all, the mother of all,
I got to sit through
Waiting for the mother -in -law,
I did all for you
Sunday was your breakin' point,
I saw you get so wild
A sep arate bed, no tears were shed,
we stayed for our grand time
Now you're resting up above,
do you hear my call?
I never gave the love you needed,
the mountain took it all
The Motherlode, the Motherlode,
when will you come in?
Waiting for the motherlode,
guess I'll never win
Motherlode, the motherlode,
I had to see it through
Waiting for the motherlode,
I did it all for you
Waiting for the motherlode,
I did it all for you you