Ain't no golden gates gonna swing open   Ain't no streets paved in natural pearl   Ain't no angel with a harp come singing   Least ways 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 going on, going 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 money man'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 love the way that I want to      Only promises I know to be true   Are the promises made from the heart   Just the promises made from the heart