TRACK TALK #533 City of Gold

CITY OF GOLD
ALBUM : The Bootleg Series Vol.13: Trouble No More (2017)
Recorded : 16 Octobre 1980
Released : 3 Novembre 2017

Un morceau composé lors des répétitions de la tournée gospel automnale de 1980.
La version présente sur le "Bootleg Series Vol.13" est celle qui sera jouée sur scène le mois suivant.

Première performance live : San Francisco (10 Novembre 1980)
Dernière performance live : Birmingham (5 Juillet 1981)
Total : 19 fois.



Lyrics
There is a City of Gold
Far from the rat race that eats at your soul
Far from the madness and the bars that hold
There is a City of Gold

There is a City of Light
Raised up in the heavens and the streets are bright
Glory to God—not by deeds or by might
There is a City of Light

There is a City of Love
Surrounded by stars and the powers above
Far from this world and the stuff dreams are made of
There is a City of Love

There is a City of Grace
You drink holy water in sanctified space
No one is afraid to show their face
In the City of Grace

There is a City of Peace
Where all foul forms of destruction cease
Where the mighty have fallen and there are no police
There is a City of Peace

There is a City of Hope
Above the ravine on the green sunlit slope
All I need is an axe and a rope
To get to the City of Hope

I’m heading for the City of Gold
Before it’s too late, before it gets too cold
Before I’m too tired, before I’m too old
I’m heading for the City of Gold