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Living In the Promiseland

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Willie Nelson

Vocals

DAVID LYNN JONES

DAVID LYNN JONES

Guitar

Clint Strong

Guitar

Paul Buskirk

Guitar

Freddy Powers

Guitar

Dean Reynolds

Bass Guitar

Biff Adam

Drums

Richie Albright

Richie Albright

Drums

Mark Yeary

Keyboards

Bill Ginn

Keyboards

Dennis Hromek

Bass

Dan "Bee" Spears

Dan "Bee" Spears

Bass Guitar

Spencer Starnes

Spencer Starnes

Bass

Johnny Gimble

Fiddle

Jimmy Belken

Fiddle

Mickey Raphael

Harmonica

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

DAVID LYNN JONES

DAVID LYNN JONES

Songwriter

Willie Nelson

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Willie Nelson

Producer

Carlos Grier

Editing Engineer

Denny Purcell

Mastering Engineer

David Mitson

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Give us your tired and weak

And we will make them strong

Bring us your foreign songs

And we will sing along

[Verse 2]

Leave us your broken dreams

We'll give them time to mend

There's still a lot of love

Living in the promise land

[Verse 3]

Living in the promise land

Our dreams are made of steel

The prayer of every man

Is to know how freedom feels

[Verse 4]

There is a winding road

Across the shifting sand

And room for everyone

Living in the promise land

[Verse 5]

So they came from a distant isle

Nameless woman, faithless child

Like a bad dream

[Verse 6]

Until there was no room at all

No place to run

And no place to fall

[Verse 7]

Give us your daily bread

We have no shoes to wear

No place to call our home

Only this cross to bear

[Verse 8]

We are the multitudes

Lend us a helping hand

Is there no love anymore?

Living in the promise land

[Verse 9]

Living in the promise land

Our dreams are made of steel

The prayer of every man

Is to know how freedom feels

[Verse 10]

There is a winding road

Across the shifting sand

And room for everyone

Living in the promise land

And room for everyone

Living in the promise land

Written by: DAVID LYNN JONES

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