the promised land

Lyrics

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