The Promise of This Land - Dennis De Young

Once upon a promised land

From sea to shining sea

People lived by freedoms light

Folks like you and folks like me

And out there in this promised land

Behind every door

Anyone could dare to dream

Like no place else like none before

And so we came from everywhere

Together and alone

Searching for a better life

Then the one we had known

And so we pledge tonight

No matter where we stand

To keep the promise of this land

But out there in this promised land

Beneath this fairy tale

Suddenly the winds of change

Have steered a course beyond the pale

And with this new uncertainty

Where nothing’s as it seems

Can our children still believe

They’ll find a way to reach their dreams

And with this new reality

Let us hear the call

We the people shall unite

Honor bound for one and all

And though we disagree

Hell it’s all part of the plan

To keep the promise of this land

Cause this is our land

Are we all part of this promised land

Or is it just for some

Our fathers seem to have said it right

It’s E pluribus unum

When they fought and they died against tyranny’s lies

And that’s for everyone (Everyone)

With a torch burning bright from dawn’s early light

And from the many one

We are one

Come on people say

The promised land the promised land

To the promise of this land

Rise up and stand with me

The promised land the promised land

To the promise of this land

Cause we’ve got to choose hope

Not hate

But faith

In our better angels

Truth

No lies

And give help

To the hands of strangers

Clap your hands

Stomp your feet

Shout it loud

Can we make it to

The promised land the promised land

To the promise of this land

God bless this promised land

The promise of this land

There ain’t no guarantees

It’s up to you and me

To keep the promise of this land

There ain’t no guarantees

It’s up to you and me

To keep the promise of this land