One thing I guess im confused about is... I always thought there was a black, red, and green.....

with "lamp" wire there just both copper, no ground.... with the fixture I got it says the silver screw is "hot" black and the gold screw is red....

I at least made sure I connected all the same things together even though the wire did not have red/black...

here is a lil diagram of how I wired them I hope its ok..
Forgive the horrible drawing...