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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Bono
Lead Vocals
The Edge
The Edge
Background Vocals
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Flood
Flood
Keyboards
Howie B
Howie B
Turntables
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Bono
Composer
The Edge
The Edge
Composer
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
Gene Clark
Gene Clark
Songwriter
Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howie B
Howie B
Producer
Rob Kirwan
Rob Kirwan
Assistant Recording Engineer
Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder
Recording Engineer
Scott Sedillo
Scott Sedillo
Mastering Engineer
Flood
Flood
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If Coke is a mystery
Michael Jackson, history
If beauty is truth
And surgery, the fountain of youth
What am I to do?
Have I got the gifts to get me through
The gates of that mansion?
[Verse 2]
If O.J. is more than a drink
And a Big Mac, bigger than you think
And perfume is an obsession
And talk shows, confession
What have we got to lose?
Another push and we'll be through
The gates of that mansion
[Verse 3]
I never bought a lotto ticket
I never parked in anyone's space
The banks they're like cathedrals
I guess casinos took their place
Love, come on down
Don't wake her, she'll come around
[Verse 4]
Chance is a kind of religion
Where you're dammed for plain hard luck
I never did see that movie
I never did read that book
Love, come on down
Let my numbers come around
[Bridge]
Don't know if I can hold on
Don't know if I'm that strong
Don't know if I can wait that long
Till the colors come flashing
And the lights go on
[Verse 5]
Then will there be no time for sorrow
Then will there be no time for shame
And though I can't say why
I know I've got to believe
[Verse 6]
We'll go driving in that pool
It's who you know that gets you through
The gates of the Playboy Mansion
But they don't mention the Playboy Mansion
[Outro]
Then will there be no time for sorrow
Then will there be no time for shame
Then will there be no time for sorrow
Then will there be no time for shame
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Gene Clark, Larry Mullen Jr., Roger McGuinn, The Edge
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