Golden Gates

[Intro]

Ain't no golden gates gonna swing open

Ain't no streets paved in natural pearl

Ain't no angel with a harp comin' singin'

Leastways not that I know of in this world

[Verse 1]

In these days of uncertain futures

Who knows what the masters might do?

They got their big deals goin' on, goin' on

Got nothing to do with me and you

If I could I'd get us a big suite

Overlooking the Park

[Chorus]

Only promises I know to be true

Are the promises made from the heart

Just the promises made from the heart

[Verse 2]

I don't need to see the whole thing go down

I don't need to see another lonely man

I don't need to see a woman crying for the savior

Holding on to some moneyman's hands

Who can I call to make my reservations?

Forever thrown in the dark

[Chorus]

The only promises I know to be true

Are the promises made from the heart

Just the promises made from the heart

[Bridge]

I don't believe in the authorities

They ain't gonna take care of me and you

I don't have all the strength that I need

To live the way that I want to

[Chorus]

The only promises I know to be true

Are the promises made from the heart

Just the promises made from the heart