Promised Land - Rocksteady TNT

Pray for rain, but the lake has run dry
The river has turned to stone
The sun beats down from a cloudless sky
The cattle are skin and bone

Then, in the dead of night
Men come pounding at the door
Threaten everyone's life
With violence and war

No food to eat, no sanctuary
No choice but to move along
Gather what can be carried
And walk a thousand miles long

Children plead with tearful eyes:
"How will we find our way
Over mountains steep and wide?
How will we survive another day?"

Slowly travel in search of a land
Masses yearning to breathe free
Aim for a torch in an outstretched hand
A shining beacon for all to see

If they can make their way
Through the difficult journey
And face the risks they'll have to take
They hear they'll be milk and honey

Through the desert barren and bare
All forlorn and uncared for
At last to arrive there
But no one will open that golden door

Fellow members of the family of man
Will you show compassion and love?
Will you extend a merciful hand
By the glory of God above?