Strawbs - The Promised Land lyrics

Cronk It was early in the morning and our ship was still at sea With a lifetime far behind us, we were free We had strong hearts and a faith in our good Lord's guiding hands The mist before us cleared and we saw the promised land. With our brothers and our sisters, we soon forged into the land Building towns and cities far beyond our dreams As the tree which reaches to the sky, the child who learns to stand So we had men of vision to create the promised land. But the vision soon became one man's view of wealth and fame And the gun became what wisdom used to be So the struggle had begun which has never yet been won Hear the people, hear them saying: 'Are we free?'. So God bless you, my promised land, let nothing you dismay For the hand that guides our fortunes has strange ways And when the fight is over and the judgment is at hand Please don't forget our brothers, far beyond the promised land.