Ain't no golden gates gonna swing open
Ain't no streets paved in natural pearl
Ain't no angel with a harp comin' singing
Leastways not that I know of in this world

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
Only promises I know to be true
Are the promises made from the heart
Just the promises made from the heart

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
The only promises I know to be true
Are the promises made from the heart
Just the promises made from the heart
I don't believe in the authorities
They ain't gonna take care of me and you
I don't have all the strength I need
To live the way that I want to, yeah

Only promises I know to be true
Are the promises made from the heart
Just the promises made from the heart