From the recording A Knock at the Door/The Promised Land
Lyrics
A Knock at the Door
Talked with a survivor shared a story shed some tears
After all the time and distance looked like he was living through those years
He was born in the early forties a childhood not easy to enjoy
Spent his days without security his worries a lot for a little boy
How could he have known what would be in store
That everything would change with A Knock at the Door...
Soldiers took all his belongings he was thrown onto a train
Without a word about his destination the sound of wheels on tracks echoes in his brain
Once there was a town now it is no more everything can change with A Knock at the Door...
Used to have a family then there came a war everything can change with A Knock at the Door...
In the morn they’d count the living then he’d wait till he was fed
Soup and coffee full of sand and water seeing bodies hanging wishing he were dead
Everything can change with a knock at the door...
THE PROMISED LAND
My soul was there with Adam when the first rain fed the ground
When Cain murdered Able I’ll forever hear the sound
I built the arc with Noah I’m a witness to the flood
Traveled with Abraham leaving footprints in the mud
My spirit dwelled in Egypt in the body of a slave
I stood by the mountain it was there my soul was saved
I wandered in the desert my life in heavens hands
Then stood among my brothers once inside the promised land
I helped the build the temples and saw them both come down
I cherished my religion when the Romans took the crown
I said my prayer in silence and got through the first crusade
Cast out of France and England to be put to death in Spain
My soul returned to settle but the riots soon began
Sailed away from Russia to a beach of golden sand
While everyone was building I was kicking every stone
I’ve been to every nation now I’m aching for my home in the promised land
My mind it knows the lessons of my people throughout time
My spirit carries wisdom from my teachers down the line
Been through all kinds of weather in this weary caravan
Please take me home forever to the promised land