promise land

They say pain is like an old car note
So long 'til it's paid off
And the day you pay that last bill, sent
That sum' bitch won't start
They tell me that time don't cost a thing
Yet we spend it every day
So many lessons I ain't learned a thing
Somewhere I lost my way

Will you take me to the promised land?
To the promise you can't break
I did my best to be an honest man
But my best ain't what it takes
I gave my all but got no change
Know I was ripped off by the price that I paid
But I found home inside my pain
I saw the light through the pouring rain
Through the pouring rain

Feeling like I done done so much and ain't got none back
Been on this road so long, I still ain't unpacked
I been carrying all this weight, counting days
In a place I can never play it safe, testing faith
Doing all I can, racing that hourglass and that sand
Hoping it don't outrun my plans
Better learn to fold your hands, know you blessed
Hold your head, keep it straight
'Cause somewhere there's some brighter days

Will you take me to the promised land?
To the promise you can't break
I did my best to be an honest man
But my best ain't what it takes
I gave my all but got no change
Know I was ripped off by the price that I paid
But I found home inside my pain
I saw the light through the pouring rain
Through the pouring rain

Yeah, it feel like I got enough to never have nothing
Every day rushing to hustle up something
Laying down at night, used to be so confident
Now them demons mustering, worrying, wondering
Did I make enough time for my daughter today?

Am I teaching her enough? Is she gon' be okay?

Does this nine-to-five grind got me wasting my days?
And will the music that I make ever take it away?
I'm feeling ripped apart, I'm dying for help
I laugh it off, I lie to myself
This is all the same, I'm fighting like hell
But these people is fake and I know I can tell
It's a selfish world, I ain't built like that
'Cause kindness is weakness, we can feel like that
And I'ma move on, can't be still like that
Ain't the world still gon' spin, is it real like that?

Will you take me to the promised land?
To the promise you can't break
I did my best to be an honest man
But my best ain't what it takes
I gave my all but got no change
Know I was ripped off by the price that I paid
But I found home inside my pain
I saw the light through the pouring rain
Through the pouring rain

Will you take me to the promised land?
To the promise you can't break
I did my best to be an honest man
But my best ain't what it takes
I gave my all but got no change
Know I was ripped off by the price that I paid
But I found home inside my pain
I saw the light through the pouring rain