Oh Promised Land Has taken freeman's heart Has dragged him through the tunnels The wall's built very high Don't you see the price Of its longest 14 miles When every day is a war The guide is always gone We are the messenger We are the one, two, one, two Talk to the messenger We are the one, two, one, two Oh Promised Land Is fishing for strange fruit He's crossing a river The boat will sink soon Thousand times he rowed Finally overboard He's praying to every god The water is very cold We are the messenger We are the one, two, one, two Talk to the messenger We are the one, two, one, two