The Promised Land-Dave Edmunds

[ti:The Promised Land] [ar:Dave Edmunds] [al:The Best Of The EMI Years] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Promised Land (乐土) - Dave Edmunds [00:13.02]Left my home in norfolk virginia [00:15.43]California on my mind [00:17.50] [00:18.71]Straddled that greyhound rode him past raleigh [00:21.05]On across caroline [00:23.14] [00:24.38]Stopped in charlotte and bypassed rock hill [00:27.37]And we never was a minute late [00:28.96] [00:29.76]We was ninety miles out of atlanta by sundown [00:32.92]Rollin' 'cross the georgia state [00:34.68] [00:35.83]We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle [00:38.14]Half way 'cross alabam [00:40.22] [00:41.19]And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded [00:44.18]In downtown birmingham [00:45.97] [01:10.26]Straight off I bought me a through train ticket [01:11.67] [01:12.37]Ridin' cross mississippi clean [01:14.54] [01:15.32]And I was on that midnight flier out of birmingham [01:18.60]Smoking into new orleans [01:20.29] [01:21.39]Somebody help me get out of louisiana [01:24.03]Just help me get to houston town [01:26.00] [01:26.75]There's people there who care a little 'bout me [01:29.73]And they won't let the poor boy down [01:31.75] [01:32.76]Sure as you're born they bought me a silk suit [01:35.73]Put luggage in my hands [01:37.63] [01:38.43]And I woke up high over albuquerque [01:41.34]On a jet to the promised land [01:43.31] [01:56.35]Workin' on a t bone steak a la carte [01:58.91]Flying over to the golden state [02:00.88] [02:01.91]The pilot told me in thirteen minutes [02:04.95]We'd be headin' in the terminal gate [02:06.80] [02:08.04]Swing low sweet chariot come down easy [02:10.84]Taxi to the terminal zone [02:12.66] [02:13.87]Cut your engines cool your wings [02:16.67]And let me make it to the telephone [02:18.81] [02:19.98]Los angeles give me norfolk virginia [02:22.73]Tidewater four ten o nine [02:24.51] [02:25.52]Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin [02:28.64]And the poor boy's on the line