The Promised Land - Strawbs

It was early in the morning

And our ship was still at sea

With a lifetime far behind us we were free

We had strong hearts and a faith

In our good Lord’s guiding hands;

The mist before us cleared, and we saw the promised land

With our brothers and our sisters

We soon forged into the land

Building towns and cities far beyond our dreams

As the tree which reaches to the sky

The child who learns to stand

So we had men of vision to create the promised land

But the vision soon became

One man’s view of wealth and fame

And the gun became what wisdom used to be

So the struggle had begun

Which has never yet been won

Hear the people, hear them saying, «Are we free?»

So God bless you, my promised land

Let nothing you dismay

For the hand that guides our fortunes has strange ways

And when the fight is over

And the judgment is at hand

Please don’t forget our brothers

Far beyond the promised land