Promised Land
Copyright 2008 - Matthew Moran (Sea Gypsy Music)

Chorus:
I thought I'd lead my tribe to the promised land
But I smote the stone and I was turned back again
Now can I find my dreams through my many sins
Cuz' I see everything I'm not, in who I am

Verse:
Mother mother can you still hold this child
It seems the path I've taken has grown so wild

From those dime store girls with their dime store smiles
To their dime store love and their dime store wiles

I would pay them every dime I own if dimes could by redemption
But I find that I have sold my soul too many times to mention


Verse:
People people can you help me find my way
Through this self-made wilderness that frightens me today

Through these open doors with their empty promises
To the closed off hearts that they've been shut against

Still I'd be willing to open up my heart if the request were spoken
Open it to every risk and let my heart be broken


Bridge:
Well I'm down on my knees but I'm not praying. No no no
I'm just digging deep this grave of my own making.. yeah yeah yeah yeah