Broken Promised Land

It's a state of affairs a wave of disbelief

Innocent people everywhere

Being pushed out into the street

With their guards up and their spirits down

Sea to shining sea, town to burning town

That's the way it is here in broken promised land

What's the difference between a halo and a crown

What's the difference between a jester and a clown

When you gotta choose one here

In broken promised land

Tjere'a a boy on the corner

Selling rock to get you high

He'd probably sell his soul

But nobody wants to buy

Souls don't bring much these days

Here in broken promised land

It's a fine line we pray we never have to cross

Into the other side into the land of the lost

There's a whole lotta people that got a little off track

Life was just an adventure now they can't find their way back

Can you tell me what is left to hold onto

If you take away my pride

Ain't no telling what I might do

If you lock me away while the guilty walk free

You might as well take my life

Make a real free man of me

'Cause this sure ain't freedom

Sure don't taste like freedom

Here in broken promised land