The Broken Promise Land Lyrics

VERSE:
G D
There's a bible on the dresser,
C
and a sign hung on the door,
D C G
and a woman in my arms that shouldn't be.
G D
I'm to the point of no returning,
C
but I've been here before.
D C G
This cheating life is nothing new to me.
G D
There's someone to be considered,
C
I call her on the phone,
D C G
and say the job is taking longer than I planned
G D
I dont have the heart to tell her,
C
that a stranger turned me on,
D C G
and I'm heading for the broken promise land


CHORUS:

G C
Tonight I'm crossing over
D Em
and I'll reach the cheating side
G D Am
and I'll hate myself for coming here again.
G C
Where the streets are paved with misery
D Em
and lives are built on lies,
G D C
the place they call the broken promise land


VERSE:

G D
Found the note left on the dresser,
C
and the key left in the door,
D C G
and on the floor I found her golden wedding band.
G D
Guess she finally had to tell me,
C
she's not waiting here no more,
D C G
and she heading for the broken promise land.


CHORUS:

G C
Tonight she's crossing over
D Em
and she'll reach the cheating side
G D Am
and I'll hate myself for giving her the chance.
G C
'Cause the streets are paved with misery
D Em
and lives are built on lies.
G D C
The place they call the broken promise land.
G C
...and its more than I can stand.

Waylon Jennings - The Essential Waylon Jennings

Jun 1996

1. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
2. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
3. The Taker
4. Good Hearted Woman
5. You Asked Me To (Single Re-Mix)
6. Rainy Day Woman
7. Waymore's Blues
8. Wild Side Of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels
9. The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You)
10. The Dukes Of Hazzard (Theme): Good Ol' Boys
11. Storms Never Last
12. Just To Satisfy You
13. Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)
14. Never Could Toe The Mark
15. America
16. The Broken Promise Land
17. Drinkin' And Dreamin'
18. Whatever Happened To The Blues
19. Amanda
20. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
21. Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)