James Taylor - Promised Land (Live in Concert) Lyrics

Lyrics Promised Land (Live in Concert) - James Taylor



Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
California on my mind
Straddled that Greyhound
And rode it into Raleigh
And on across Caroline
We stopped in Charlotte
But we bypassed Rockhill
We never was a minute late
We were ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown
Rolling out of Georgia state
Had some motor trouble
That turned into a struggle
Half way 'cross Alabam
That hound broke and left us
All stranded in downtown Birmingham
So right away I bought me a through train ticket
Right across Mississippi clean
And I was on that Special Flyer
Out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans
Someone's got to help me get out of Louisiana
Just to help me get to Houston town
There's an uncle there who cares a little about me
And he won't let the poor boy down
Sure as you're born
He bought me a silk suit
Put some luggage in my hand
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
On a jet to the Promised Land
Working on a T-Bone steak
A la carte
Flying over to the Golden State
When the pilot told us that in thirteen minutes
He would have us at the terminal gate
Swing down chariot
Come down easy
Taxi to the terminal dome
Cut your engines
And cool your wings
And let me make it to the telephone
Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater four-ten-O-nine
Tell the folks back home
This is the Promised Land calling
And the poor boy is on the line



Writer(s): Plant R A, Johnstone Philip Merriam


James Taylor - Carnegie
Album Carnegie
date of release
27-10-2014

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2 Riding on a Railroad (Live in Concert)
3 Blossom (Live in Concert)
4 Long Ago and Far Away (Live in Concert)
5 Sunshine Sunshine (Live in Concert)
6 Me and My Guitar (Live in Concert)
7 Country Road (Live in Concert)
8 You've Got a Friend (Live in Concert)
9 Promised Land (Live in Concert)
10 Migration (Live in Concert)
11 Let It All Fall Down (Live in Concert)
12 Brighten Your Night with My Day (Live in Concert)
13 One Man Parade (Live in Concert)
14 Anywhere Like Heaven (Live in Concert)
15 Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (Live in Concert)
16 Fire and Rain (Live in Concert)
17 You're the One (That I Adore) (Live in Concert)
18 Rock 'N' Roll Is Music Now (Live in Concert)
19 Mockingbird (Live in Concert)
20 Ain't No Song (Live in Concert)
21 Sweet Baby James (Live in Concert)




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