Grace Potter And The Nocturnals - Big White Gate Lyrics






My body's acing from laying in this bed
I went singing in the rain and the cold got to my head
I don't know who's paying i just know what the doctor said
84 years of a sinning life and in the morning i'll be dead

I had three daughters
A new man for every one
The only man that i ever loved
Left me with my only son
I was a no good mother
I was a no good wife
There's only one thing that i did right in this godforsaken life

Saint peter won't you open up the big white gate
Cause i heard about forgiveness and i hope it ain't too late
I ain't no holy roller but you go tell your king
That all the folks up in heaven might like to hear me sing

I sang to my children
Before they strayed so far
I sang for my lovers
Or a nickel in a tip jar
I never knew jesus
I never read the good book
But on my day of dying
I'm giving life a second look

Saint peter won't you open up the big white gate
Cause i heard about forgiveness and i hope it ain't too late
I ain't no holy roller but you go tell your king
That all the folks up in heaven might like to hear me sing

It's coming on time now
My body's getting cold
I've got no will i've got no prayer
My story's all been told
I'm ready for the land of fire
But i'd love to see the land of gold
So nurse bring me my guitar
One more song before i go

Saint peter won't you open up the big white gate
Cause i heard about forgiveness and i hope it ain't too late
I ain't no holy roller but you go tell your king
That all the folks up in heaven might like to hear me sing





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  1. A.... A....

    Check out the night rolls on by them amazing song

  2. J.... H....

    I was there that night. First time I ever met Warren too. They were so cool. War Memorial. Very cool guys. Bought their cd too.

  3. M.... N....

    Heart and Soul !

  4. S.... L....

    Yeah!! I realy love the way you do, the way you express yourself ❤️

  5. b.... t....

    heard her in jackson hole ..great

  6. J.... P....

    Brilliant!

  7. j.... s....

    I love this song so much!!!!

  8. R.... C....

    Love this song..

  9. D.... ....

    I love it!!!!!!!

  10. L.... ....

    She might want to read the Good Book.

  11. 6.... e....

    When you have it, you have it! And she has it💕

  12. R.... T....

    My favorite GPN song.

  13. A.... O....

    Come home Grace! Please come home.

  14. S.... M....

    I hope the industry doesn't ruin her and turn her into a diva; I see she has already started performing w/o the nocturnals.

    S.... M....

    guess that has already happened. really like her older songs, the new ones looks like some common pop stuff. still organic, though

    S.... M....

    that happened already, SADLY...

  15. M.... F....

    Uniquely Grace a whole new bar compared to any of the greats before her..........amazing !

  16. R.... M....

    is the owl symbolism really needed.

    R.... M....

    It's a unique symbol! She's a chick, of course its needed!!!

    R.... M....

    maybe because of nocturnals?

  17. C.... L....

    my life story

  18. w.... ....

    wow, she sure is pretty.

  19. H.... D....

    Continues to amaze...

  20. R.... S....

    Does anybody else hear echoes of Janis when she sings?

    R.... S....

    More like Bonnie Rait !

    R.... S....

    you'd have to be deff not to!

    R.... S....

    Janis, Bonnie Rait, Stevie Nicks, a touch of Billie Holiday; seen this band a few times and the girl can sing the flippin' dictionary and make it sound great! I just worry she'll ditch the band and become another pop princess...

    R.... S....

    Welp, turns out you were right. Ugh, so disappointing.

  21. W.... ....

    Beautiful.

  22. E.... F....

    Fantastico

  23. V.... ....

    Sei così dolce Grace. You're so sweet. Brava Grace, sei fantastica.

  24. V.... J....

    LOVE HER !!!!! Get's to your soul ! Amazing , Beautiful ,Strong Woman !!! Love ya Gracie ! 

  25. b.... ....

    Glitter or jeans,she always looks like she's having fun and sounds great either way

  26. o.... ....

    LOVE THIS GAL ; I COULD JUST SIT ALONE AND LISTEN TO HER ALL NIGHT LONG.

  27. l.... ....

    You are 100% correct Kevin.

  28. k.... ....

    This sounds like a great song for Linda Ronstadt to sing. It reminds me of 'Blowin' Away'

  29. K.... C....

    The Grace today is still the Grace in this video. It makes me INSANE how unaccepting of change people can be-- when its not even in their own life

    So grace bleached her hair a bit and put on some heels and some sparkles, so what? Its all about the performance-- not the music or the people behind it. Do you think Gracie walks around in teeny tiny skirts and stilettos when she isn't on stage or promoting the band? I don't think so. She and the band are still down to earth and amazingly talented.

  30. G.... P....

    I saw them in VA Beach opening for the Allman Bros. I enjoyed both show and loved it when she joined the Allmans on stage. What bothered me was that most of the crowd missed Grace and the boys opening act and waited to be seated after they left the stage. Plus the two fools who sat behind me and ran their mouth until she started belting them song out!

  31. S.... C....

    saw grace and the boys open for Allman Bros last night. GNP was by far the better show!!

  32. J.... V....

    Ese song es super bellisimo extremamente romantico y esa voz tan hermosa a penetrado profundamente en mi corazon

  33. M.... ....

    Just wanna know who is here because of Demi Lovato?!~~

  34. H.... V....

    Have you seen her comments on Storytellers?

  35. j.... ....

    I agree with you. Love her older tunes more

  36. r.... B....

    Grace wrote this as most of the music GNP perform ! OK. they do some amazing covers as well, lots of Neil Young and 70's classic rock too !

  37. r.... B....

    Grace is still the real deal ,still a Vermont country girl at heart, The record execs glammed her up but she's still the real original Amazing Grace we all love ! Saw her in an intrview when asked who inspired her and she did not even pause to think, she said Billy Preston inspired her to master the B3 Hammond and Dr John inspired her piano style ! It just doesn't get more real than that !

  38. F.... R....

    she sings like ilse de lange from holland great

  39. M.... L....

    The Flavian caesers invented christianity.

  40. M.... ....

    Completely "raw ethereal talent" !! My husband turned me on to her voice, then her videos. We both "love" Grace and the Nocturnals :O)

  41. R.... R....

    Right on! my wife loves her as much as me (well maybe ... )

  42. J.... J....

    she has got nice teeth

  43. D.... O....

    I saw her live for the first time last month. I wondered if she would be all glitter but she wasn't. She was down to earth but uninhibited. She was having fun on stage, the band was having fun and I had a blast. Best concert I can remember in a long time. Very very talented...should get more recognition without having to resort to the glitter! Support so she will!

  44. F.... C....

    agreed......commercial success has a way of diluting (perverting) real organic talent...here...she shines......too bad she "glitters" now.....

  45. a.... l....

    i love her style of music just heard her for the first time a year ago and the more grace potter i hear i so love it and her beautiful voice u go girl

  46. B.... C....

    Who doesn't love Grace Potter.

  47. N.... B....

    Awesome Video & Song! thanks for the upload! *plays again*

  48. J.... o....

    So cool.... She is beautiful and her band is unreal... BUT They don't use all the glam here and show how awesome (they) are . Thankyou!

  49. P.... L....

    The more I hear of Grace Potter, the more I enjoy her music! Sweet !

  50. r.... ....

    I Like her better w/ the girl next door look. almost like when Heart started going to the glam look

  51. r.... ....

    She's Great here...... But...... they started to go down hill when Grace started stealing clothes from Tina Turner's wardrobe closet

  52. J.... ....

    She's an angel..

  53. T.... ....

    SHE BECOME EXCELLENT SINGER

  54. c.... ....

    I Love this Grace.

  55. k.... ....

    Janis Joplin... without the heroin. Very good. Wish her and the Nocturnal's all the success.

  56. z.... ....

    completely agree with you

  57. j.... w....

    grace is an angel sent straight from god or whoever is out there. or maybe she is patsy in thenext life.

  58. a.... s....

    enough with gaga please...time for real music..keep it up grace

  59. G.... J....

    Yeah thats weird. It must only be counting my views!

  60. A.... K....

    Is there something wrong here... There are two hundred thousand views... Maybe its my end...

  61. A.... K....

    No comments? Holy goodness.

  62. T.... ....

    Driving Blind

  63. o.... ....

    joss stone has the morals of a house cat, and she is not in grace's league at all.

  64. o.... ....

    Next to grace britiany, mcdonna, miley i are just another girl wanta be

  65. o.... ....

    @mhqazey420 ; nope she'll never desert me:)

  66. m.... ....

    Grace is my future ex wife

  67. W.... M....

    you know it... Jossy rocks it all

  68. n.... ....

    Actually Joss Stone does a better Janis Joplin sound.

  69. j.... ....

    Check out some more of their videos. Sugar, 2:22 w/Warren Haynes at MJ, etc. Look for number of views, usually translates into quality. Tiny Light acoustic is god talking.

  70. o.... ....

    i saw it. it was great. her tits are too:)
    love this gal

  71. K.... B....

    She's so much better in these earlier videos. I realize that the band wants to be successful, but I still prefer her earlier stuff to the new album :(

  72. j.... ....

    Check out her performance of "Treat me Right" and "Mystery Train" at the 8x10 for some serious Hammond action

  73. s.... ....

    They are amazing live. Unforgetable show.

  74. x.... ....

    NEXT YEAR IS YOUR S ..GRAMMY ...HONEY!!!

  75. C.... ....

    Marry me, Grace.

  76. s.... ....

    Does anyone know if Grace bats for the other side? Regardless what a talent

  77. e.... ....

    @otherworldtrader1 Why is this comment still up Grace?

  78. k.... ....

    shes hot and can sing--but her band is ugly and skanky
    I wonder if they trade STDs?

  79. j.... ....

    @vmcshannon ..... yeah.... if you happen to have no taste.

  80. d.... ....

    dang this is good stuff

  81. R.... D....

    @genesis12325 Couldn't have said it better myself! lol

  82. V.... M....

    @musiclover2161 dude I don't even have a page, just a couple vids of my dogs there's a difference. And ARBuilder1776. Give it a rest, we have more music in this house than you can begin to think of. Move yourself along.

  83. V.... M....

    Boring!

  84. M.... P....

    I´m in love. Great Grace Great!

  85. o.... ....

    my wife said "if i hear that woman sing one more time I am going to" soon as she gets my shoe out of her ass she can tell me the rest

  86. o.... ....

    dam this woman is soooooooooooooooooooo easy to fall in love with

  87. D.... S....

    Her voice just grabbed me. A new fan here.

  88. D.... ....

    @otherworldtrader1 If you check her previous videos shes "Grown" a "LOT"
    I suspect Silicone is involved......
    But it hasn't affected her Awesome musical talent.

  89. m.... ....

    OOOOOOOOHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH., She sounds great even on the crappy little speakers of my laptop.

  90. o.... ....

    @RockTomato1 she's beyoung beUTIFUL.

  91. o.... ....

    gotta be the prettest yankee lady alive
    ever

  92. o.... ....

    she's living proof of how beautiful a full figure gal can be, while being oneof the most talented woamen in the music business.
    would love tosee her siong with crystal bowersox sing together with he rband. her band is second to noen. hope they are still a team

  93. o.... ....

    you miss potter are one gorgeous woman

  94. m.... ....

    The 8 dislikes should be eaten by wild dogs!

  95. C.... H....

    This band is amazing!!!

  96. S.... C....

    She's a fuckin' Angel!

  97. c.... r....

    just saw them last night at the 80/35 Festival in Des Moines, amazing