who sang 'Gold' in 1983?

I believe you’re looking for John Stewart??? If these lyrics match the song you’re looking for, you found who sang it: When the lights go down in the California town People are in for the evening I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar My heart beatin’ time with my breathin’ Drivin’ over Kanan, singin’ to my soul There’s people out there turnin’ music into gold

Well my buddy Jim Bass he’s a-workin’ pumpin gas And he makes two fifty for an hour He’s got rythm in his hands as he’s tappin’ on the cans Sings rock and roll in the shower Drivin’ over Kanan, singin’ to my soul There’s people out there turnin’ music into gold

Ah, the California girls are the greatest in the world Each one’s a song in the making Singin’ rock to me I can hear the melody The story is there for the takin’ Drivin’ over Kanan, singin’ to my soul There’s people out there turnin’ music into gold

Drivin’ over Kanan, singin’ to my soul There’s people out there turnin’ music into gold

When the lights go down in the California town People are in for the evening I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar My heart beatin’ time with my breathin’ Drivin’ over Kanan, singin’ to my soul There’s people out there turnin’ music into gold

Drivin’ over Kanan, singin’ to my soul There’s people out there turnin’ music into gold People out there turnin’ music into gold People out there turnin’ music into gold

People out there turnin’ music into gold, into gold People out there turnin’ music into gold, into gold