Her face is cracked from smilin' All the tears that she's been hindin' And she wonders pretty soon Everybody's gonna know And her voice is sore from shoutin' To the winners who are losin' And she wonders what the deuce I feel so happy, I don't know My my my, I'm so happy I'm gonna join the band And we're gonna sing and dance in celebration Oh we're in the promised land She'll give herself a new way To remember all she knew me She wonders what it's all about Till they break down her door Her name is Brown or White or Black You know her very well You hear her cries of mercy It's like a silver bell My my, I'm so happy I'm gonna join the band And we're gonna dance and sing in the celebration Oh we're in the promised land If you should lose this nation And a new destination But the price you pay to go there is at least all that and more If you walk you're gonna get there Though it takes a little longer And when you see it in the distance You will raise your hands and moan Oh yeah, you will moan, you will moan Hear me, you will moan
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