Siver Treads and Golden Needles - Nina Simone

I don’t want your lonely mansion

With a tear in every room

I just want the love you promised

Beneath the halo’d moon

But you think I should be happy

With your money and your name

And pretend that I don’t notice

While you play your cheatin' games

Silver threads and golden needles

Can’t patch up this heart of mine

And I never drown my sorrow

In the warm glow of your wine

You can’t buy my love with money

For I never was that kind

Silver threads and golden needles

Can’t patch up this heart of mine

I grew up in in faded gingham

Where love is a sacred thing

You grew up in silk and satin

Where love is a passin' game

I know now you never loved me

And I know I was the fool

To think your cry would let you

Live by the golden rule

Silver threads and golden needles

Can’t patch up this heart of mine

And I never drown my sorrow

In the warm glow of your wine

You can’t buy my love with money

For I never was that kind

Silver threads and golden needles

Can’t patch up this heart of mine