The Promised Land Lyrics - Live: 1975-85 (3cd) - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert 

I pick up my money and head back into town 

Driving cross the Waynesboro county line 

I got the radio on and I'm just killing time 

Working all day in my daddy's garage 

Driving all night chasing some mirage 

Pretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge 

[Chorus:] 

The dogs on Main Street howl 

'Cause they understand 

If I could take one moment into my hands 

Mister I ain't a boy, no I'm a man 

And I believe in a promised land 

I've done my best to live the right way 

I get up every morning and go to work each day 

But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold 

Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode 

Explode and tear this whole town apart 

Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart 

Find somebody itching for something to start 

[Chorus:] 

There's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor 

I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm 

Gonna be a twister to blow everything down 

That ain't got the faith to stand its ground 

Blow away the dreams that tear you apart 

Blow away the dreams that break your heart 

Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted 

[Chorus:] 

I believe in a promised land... 

Na, na na, na na, na na,...