The Promised Land

There ain't nothing special 'bout

The place where I was raised

Just a picture show, a dairy queen

And Friday football games

The river where we used to swim

On carefree summer days

And a water tower that we all climbed

And proudly wrote our names

I gave my heart to Jesus there

When I was just 13

I remember mama cryin'

As the choir began to sing

The congregation stood up

And the preacher shook my hand

So many miles, and years ago

Back in the promise land

Their singing "Rock Of Ages"

In that church where mama goes

Standing on the promises

And praying for the lost sheep of the poor

How I got so far away

I'll never understand

From those streets of gold, that I call home

Back in the promise land

Now fallen angels walk the streets

Beneath the neon lights

And there ain't no milk and honey flowin'

Where I spend my nights

The light that used to shine on me

Is gone without a trace

And there's only one thing keeping me

From falling out of grace

Their singing "Rock Of Ages"

In that church where mama goes

Standing on the promises

And praying for the lost sheep of the poor

How I got so far away

I'll never understand

From those streets of gold, that I call home

Back in the promise land

How I got so far away

I'll never understand

From those streets of gold, that I call home

Back in the promise land