If you had to pick a song that would best sum up the 21st century thusfar

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5. Broken Promised Land

By Warren Haynes

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Broken Promised Land lyrics 

Artist: Warren Haynes
Album: other songs
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Lyrics: Broken Promised Land

 

It's a state of affairs a wave of disbelief
Innocent people everywhere 
Being pushed out into the street 
With their guards up and their spirits down 
Sea to shining sea, town to burning town 
That's the way it is here in broken promised land

What's the difference between a halo and a crown
What's the difference between a jester and a clown
When you gotta choose one here 
In broken promised land 

There's a boy on the corner 
Selling rock to get you high 
He'd probably sell his soul 
But nobody wants to buy 
Souls don't bring much these days 
Here in broken promised land 

It's a fine line we pray we never have to cross
Into the other side into the land of the lost
There's a whole lotta people that got a little off track
Life was just an adventure now they can't find their way back 

Can you tell me what is left to hold onto 
If you take away my pride 
Ain't no telling what I might do 
If you lock me away while the guilty walk free
You might as well take my life 
Make a real free man of me 
'Cause this sure ain't freedom 
Sure don't taste like freedom 
Here in broken promised land