Promised Land

Words and music by James Branam

All instruments and vocals performed by James Branam

Studio Version

Lyrics

(promised land)

What ever happened to the dream that was shaping this land (promised land)

Successful stories, rags to riches, taking matter to hand

It all has vanished into thin air, emotions changing from hope to despair

The leaders take and they just don’t care

Promised land (promised land), promised land (promised land)

TV evangelists riding in their luxury cars

Robbing the lonely and the weak for all that they are

They promise faith and an answer divine, instant salvation for a dollar sign

Another perfect case of the blind leading the blind

I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait,

(promised land), (promised land)

Solo

I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait,

One nation under God with liberty and justice for all

One nation trying to deny there are problems at all (problems? ha, ha)

What does that mean to those who are dead, those who are hungry, those who have bled

Those are who are poor and those with no bed

Promised land (promised land), Promised land  (promised land)

It’s a promised land,  Promised land

That’s OK, I can wait

I’ve waited eight years, I can wait more

Changes, you say. Well , I hope so

You know, I think I’ve heard all of this before

I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait,

TV Evangelist: So. get you checkbooks about and write a heck for $25, $50, $100, or even 1000 dollars to this ministry. It is the only way to salvation. Give till it hurts! Satan does not want you give. Lord, take the fear out of these peoples hearts and let them give as much as they possibly can to this ministry. Give us your money, sell you jewellery, sell your car, sell your house and give us the money to help us fight evil. This is the only way to eternal salvation,

Spoken skeptic: (laughing)     (another four years?)   (another eight years?)   (Will it ever end?)