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It's a Long Way to the Promise Land Lyrics
It's a long way to the promise land
So you'd better well know your way
Where's a ship on the ocean
And an albatross who is trying to lead you astray
Leaders, politicians, and power whores
Are in line to receive your choice
And you bet your ass, if you give it to them,
They will gladly take your voice
And it's a long way to the promise land
Wo-oh oh oh oh
It's a long way to the promise land,
If we work we might find it here
There's no substitute for enlightenment,
There's no reason for bridled fear
When you join the people who've joined the club
You gotta clench and play your hand
'cause if you fall in line you're gonna fall in time
And you'll never make a stand
It's a long way to the promise land
Wo-oh oh oh oh
What are you going to do?
When they call for you?
Bend and capitulate?
Or keep your head on straight?
Easy answers bought without experience,
Is gonna lead you to certain doom
Because the truth is just what you make of it,
It begins and ends with you!
And it's a long way to the promise land
Wo-oh oh oh oh
So you'd better well know your way
Where's a ship on the ocean
And an albatross who is trying to lead you astray
Leaders, politicians, and power whores
Are in line to receive your choice
And you bet your ass, if you give it to them,
They will gladly take your voice
And it's a long way to the promise land
Wo-oh oh oh oh
If we work we might find it here
There's no substitute for enlightenment,
There's no reason for bridled fear
When you join the people who've joined the club
You gotta clench and play your hand
'cause if you fall in line you're gonna fall in time
And you'll never make a stand
It's a long way to the promise land
Wo-oh oh oh oh
When they call for you?
Bend and capitulate?
Or keep your head on straight?
Easy answers bought without experience,
Is gonna lead you to certain doom
Because the truth is just what you make of it,
It begins and ends with you!
And it's a long way to the promise land
Wo-oh oh oh oh
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I think this song is saying that you should follow your heart and do the right thing, even though there are gonna be a lot of people who will try to get you to do otherwise. You just gotta stick to your morals and press on, avoid all the corruption and apathy and just do your best to achieve your dreams and improve the world.
I have to agree...though I disagree in other levels...
"Leaders, politicians, and power whores Are in line to receive your choice ... if you give it to them, They will gladly take your voice"
"When you join the people who've joined the club You've gotta clench, and play YOUR hand"
"no substitute for enlightenment"
"easy answers bought without experience, Is gonna lead you to certain doom"
"Because the truth is just what you make of it,"
"What are you going to do?"
with the biblical termes... and modern
yea its not too different from you'v got a chance I think....
straight up you better know what your getting into out in the jungle cuz we got a long way to go..
Greg says "If you give it to them they will steal your voice". What happens if you don't give it to the leaders, politicians, and power whores that he speaks of here? Greg (the writer) and whoever the band's mail reader is, what's your answer?