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Promised Land

In the style of

Elvis Presley

Lyrics

aw get on it

i left my home in
norfolk virginia
california on my mind

i straddled
that greyhound
and rode him
into raleigh and
on across caroline

had motor trouble
it turned into
a struggle
halfway across
alabam'

well that hound
broke down
and left us all
stranded in
downtown birmingham

a-right away
i bought me
a through-train ticket
right across
mississippi clean

i was on that
midnight flyer
outta birmingham
smokin' into
new orleans

somebody help me
get outta louisiana
just help me get to
houston town

there are
people there
who care
a little about me
and they won't let
the poor boy down
take it now

sure as you're born
they bought me
a silk suit
and put luggage
in my hand

and i woke up high
over albuquerque
on a jet to
the promised land

a-workin' on
a t-bone steak
a la carty
flyin' over
to the golden state

when the pilot
told us
in thirteen minutes
he would set us
at the terminal gate

swing low chariot
come down easy
taxi to
the terminal zone
cut your engines
and cool your wings
and let me make it to
the telephone

los angeles
get me
norfolk virginia
tidewater
four-ten-oh-nine

tell the folks
back home
this is
the promised land
callin' and
the poor boy
is on the line

a-workin' on
my t-bone steak
a la carty
flyin' over
to the golden state

when the pilot
told us
in thirteen minutes
he would set us
at the terminal gate

a-swing low chariot
come down easy
taxi to
the terminal zone
cut your engines
and cool your wings
and let me make it to
the telephone

los angeles
get me
norfolk virginia
tidewater
four-ten-oh-nine

tell the folks
back home
this is
the promised land
callin' and
the poor boy
is on the line

Details

  • Duration : 3:03
  • Key : A
  • Genre : Pop
  • Year released : 1974
  • Language : English

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