Live 05 Oct 2004 version
| Bruce Springsteen: | On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert |
| I pick up my money head back into town | |
| Driving 'cross the Waynesboury 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 | |
| Springsteen and Fogerty: | Well the dogs on main street howl 'cause they understand |
| If I could take this moment into my hands | |
| Mister I ain't a boy, no I'm a man | |
| And I believe in a promised land | |
| John Fogerty: | I've done my best to live the right way |
| I get up every morning, go to work each day | |
| But your eyes go blind, and your blood runs cold | |
| Sometimes I feel so weak I just wanna explode | |
| Explode and tear this whole town apart | |
| Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart | |
| Trying to find somebody itching for something to start | |
| Springsteen and Fogerty: | The dogs on main street howl 'cause they understand |
| If I could take this moment into my hands | |
| Mister I ain't a boy, no I'm a man | |
| And I believe in a promised land | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | There's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor |
| I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm | |
| John Fogerty: | Gonna be a twister to blow everything down |
| That ain't got the faith to stand it's ground | |
| Springsteen and Fogerty: | 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 | |
| Springsteen and Fogerty: | The dogs on main street howl 'cause they understand |
| If I could take this moment into my hands | |
| Mister I ain't a boy, no I'm a man | |
| And I believe in a promised land | |
| And I believe in a promised land | |
| And I believe in a promised land | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | La, la-la, la-la, la-la |
| La-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Sha, la-la, la-la, la-la |
| La-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Sha, la-la, la-la, la-la |
| La-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Sha, la-la, la-la, la-la |
| La-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la |
The above lyrics are for the live 05 Oct 2004 performance of THE PROMISED LAND at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, during the Vote For Change Tour. The song was played in a full-band arrangement as a duet with John Fogerty.
Thanks Timmy Peterson for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of THE PROMISED LAND on this website:
THE PROMISED LAND [Album version]