Strawbs - The Promised Land lyrics

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It was early in the morning<br />

And our ship was still at sea,<br />

With a lifetime far behind us we were free.<br />

We had strong hearts and a faith<br />

In our good Lord's guiding hands;<br />

The mist before us cleared, and we saw the promised land.<br />

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With our brothers and our sisters<br />

We soon forged into the land,<br />

Building towns and cities far beyond our dreams.<br />

As the tree which reaches to the sky,<br />

The child who learns to stand,<br />

So we had men of vision to create the promised land.<br />

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But the vision soon became<br />

One man's view of wealth and fame,<br />

And the gun became what wisdom used to be.<br />

So the struggle had begun<br />

Which has never yet been won,<br />

Hear the people, hear them saying, "Are we free?"<br />

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So God bless you, my promised land,<br />

Let nothing you dismay,<br />

For the hand that guides our fortunes has strange ways.<br />

And when the fight is over<br />

And the judgment is at hand,<br />

Please don't forget our brothers,<br />

Far beyond the promised land.