[00:22.640] Her face is cracked from smilin' [00:24.478] All the tears that she's been hindin' [00:26.479] And she wonders pretty soon [00:28.461] Everybody's gonna know [00:37.181] And her voice is sore from shoutin' [00:38.804] To the winners who are losin' [00:40.760] And she wonders what the deuce [00:42.590] I feel so happy, I don't know [00:52.353] My my my, I'm so happy [00:55.306] I'm gonna join the band [00:59.988] And we're gonna sing and dance in celebration [01:03.458] Oh we're in the promised land [01:06.187] She'll give herself a new way [01:07.826] To remember all she knew me [01:10.113] She wonders what it's all about [01:11.591] Till they break down her door [01:20.634] Her name is Brown or White or Black [01:22.363] You know her very well [01:24.079] You hear her cries of mercy [01:26.191] It's like a silver bell [01:35.449] My my, I'm so happy [01:39.169] I'm gonna join the band [01:43.286] And we're gonna dance and sing in the celebration [01:46.820] Oh we're in the promised land [02:03.861] If you should lose this nation [02:05.533] And a new destination [02:07.905] But the price you pay to go there [02:09.506] is at least all that and more [02:18.415] If you walk you're gonna get there [02:20.134] Though it takes a little longer [02:21.953] And when you see it in the distance [02:23.681] You will raise your hands and moan [02:26.096] Oh yeah, you will moan, you will moan [02:31.758] Hear me, you will moan