Golden Secrets
Music by G. Gothard, W. Gothard, S. Gothard.
Lyrics by Greta Gothard
Greta Gothard: guitar, bass, backup vocals
Willow Gothard: mandolin, strings, backup vocals
Solana Gothard: lead vocals, violin, synth, percussion, harmonica
Recorded on the Moment in Time album in 2025.
I’ve been walking for a long time
this whole mountain left to climb -
but in the hare and the tortoise it says
everything takes time
But in the distance, someone further up ahead -
is there a fast way to get there
that maybe I could find?
’Cuz I’m looking for those Golden Secrets
Leg up the ladder, I don’t know I don’t know
There’s just got to be an easier way to get there
without the bother, I don’t know I don’t know
I just need those Golden Secrets, that’s all
I’ve been knocking at the same door
I’ve been trying oh so long
but in the mouse and the lion it says
everything takes time
But in the distance, knocking at a different door -
do they know something I don’t know
that maybe I should try?
’Cuz I’m looking for those Golden Secrets
Leg up the ladder, I don’t know I don’t know
There’s just got to be an easier way to get there
without the bother, I don’t know I don’t know
I just need those Golden Secrets, that’s all
But in the canyon of time
where cheap tricks go to die
flash in the pan, silver bullet never got the chance to fly
Can’t go over, can’t go under
guess I’ve got to go through — ooh, ooh
What if the golden secrets are not so secret
after all they’re in all the songs and stories, that’s all
What if I just keep on going
feel the sunshine through the trees
like the dog and his reflection I know
everything takes time
Back in the distance, someone else is searching now -
you win some and you lose some
but I’ll get there in the end - oh
On we go, steady and slow
settle into the rhythm of my own two feet, oh
this I know - we’ll let the wild winds blow
It might not be the fast way, but it’s the way I know
It might not be the fast way, but it’s the way I know
Well, it might not be the fast way
but it’s the way I know