THANK YOU FOR THE PROMISES
(Gordon Lightfoot)

As recorded Gordon Lightfoot 1982


Thank you for the promises we make
I know I can't complain,
I think I did alright
No failures are in sight,
Only now and then
I'd like to reminisce
Do you remember when.

Even if we're angels we can't ask
To wander through the past,
The future is our goal
The night is black as coal,
If I could pay the price
I'd like to love you once,
I'd love to love you twice.

Thanks, we cannot say enough,
The road is sometimes rough
But we can get along
The going will get tough,
But we won't be afraid
Of the promises we made.

Thank you for the promises you keep
When I am fast asleep,
To be where we belong
Is all that I can ask,
We can do it in the shade
As long as I have you
And the promises we made.

(bridge)

Thank you for the promises we break
If you made a clean mistake,
Well that's what love's about
No need to stand and shout,
The truth is in your eyes
The answer lies within,
No need to criticize.

Thanks, for the promises at hand,
The abuse that we must stand
Is often heaven sent
They may not pay the rent,
You never can be sure
When promises get bent.

Thank you for the promises that live
That is all that I can give,
Forever in my mind
To leave the past behind
And seal it with a kiss
Forever in my soul,
I will remember this.



(Transcribed by David Story - February 2013)