Let’s go back to the start of it When the sun was coming up out of the darkness And all that we knew was it’s light Back when the rules were much easier When the melodies were still pleasing you And, oh, where did the time go We’re all looking for the land that no one promised us, whoa So let’s sing it out for the land that no one promised us, whoa Back when the moon was still bright enough And everything we said was from up above
But now lo and behold it’s not that easy Back before promises were broken in two And all that you needed was right next to you And, oh, where did the time go We’re all looking for the land that no one promised us, whoa So let’s sing it out for the land that no one promised us, whoa We’re all looking for the land that no one promised us, whoa So let’s sing it out for the land that no one promised us, whoa