The Promised Land

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[Verse 1]
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It was early in the morning
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And our ship was still at sea
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With a lifetime far behind us, we were free___
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We had strong hearts and a faith
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In our good lord's guiding hand
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The mist before us cleared, and we saw the promised land_____


[Verse 2]
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With our brothers and our sisters
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We soon forged into the land
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Building towns and cities far beyond our dreams__
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As the tree which reaches to the sky
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The child who learns to stand
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So we had men of vision to create the promised land_____


[Bridge]
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But the vision soon became
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One man's view of wealth and fame
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And the gun became what wisdom used to be
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So the struggle had begun
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Which has never yet been won
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Hear the people, hear them saying, "Are we free__?"


[Verse 3]
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So god bless you, my promised land
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Let nothing you dismay
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For the hand that guides our fortunes has strange ways___
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And when the fight is over
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And the judgment is at hand
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Please don't forget your brothers, far beyond the promised land_____