Promised Land

Duration

4:08

Genres

Rock

Lyrics

Promised Land She had eyes of jade that broke both my knees Sometimes on cold June nights I think back and wish I weren't so weak I opened up the city gates, left no one out Her trigger finger thinned the crowd I drew my sword to battle who I became I found the path I'd chosen led me far from Heaven's gate There's no sound on earth that's louder than a civil war And none that cuts like closing doors Chorus: By the light of the moon I'll carry on and fight, despite the pain of open wounds I hold out hope that there's a hand Unstained by war, and here to lead me to the promised land I turned my back on my closest friends I set my life ablaze then played a fiddle as I watched it end If there's a Jesus, sure as hell he has forsaken me If there's redemption I'm in need I've stared down the barrel as it stared back at me I've cocked the hammer back while some poor fool pled on his knees Yes, I've seen the contradicting view from both sides of the gun Turned it on myself more than once Bridge: I know to keep my enemies as close as my own kin But what to do when my worst enemy is me again And I won't shoot until I see the whites of my own eyes But no shot will bridge the gap that has become my great divide