Land Of Promise
Now I and I say greetings in the name of the Mighty KingAnd I and I say played by the King love is all I bringAnd I and I say Africa is I and I responsibility dreadlocksYes, huh!
To the promised landGoing to The promised landYes the promised land, oh gosh nowTo the promised land, hey!
Imagine Ghana like California with Sunset BoulevardJohannesburg would be MiamiSomalia like New YorkWith the most pretty lightThe nuffest pretty carEver New Year the African Times Square lock-offImagine Lagos like Las VegasThe Ballers dem a BallAngola like AtlantaA pure plane take offBush Gardens inna MaliChicago inna ChadMagic Kingdom inna EgyptPhiladelphia like SudanThe Congo like ColoradoFort Knox inna GabonPeople living in Morocco like the state of OregonAlgeria warmer than Arizona bring your sun lotionEarly morning class of Yoga on the beach in SenegalEthiopia the capitol fi di CongressionA deh so I belong a deh di the King come fromI can see us all in limos, Jaguars and B'mos
Riding on the King's HighwayTo the promised landGoing to the promised land, oh goshYe the promised landYeaha the promised land, oh, oh
Promised Land I picture Porsches, Basquiat PortraitsPinky Rings realistic princessesHeiresses bunch a Kings and QueensPlus I picture fortunes for kids out in Port-Au-PrincePowerless they not allowed to fit, but not about to slipVision promised land with fashion likeMadison Ave Manhattan, Saks 5th Ave and RodeoRelaxing popping labels, promised land no fablesThis where the truth's told use them two holesAbove your nose to see the proof yo!Imagine a contraption that could take us back whenThe world was run by black menBack to the future, anything can happenIf these are the last daysAnd 100-foot waves come crashing downI get some hash and poundsPass around the bud then watch the floodCan't stop apocalypseMy synopsis is catastrophicIf satellites is causing earthquakesWill we survive it?Honestly man it's the sign of the timesAnd the times at hand
There's a lot of work to be done, oh goshIn the promised landTalking 'bout the promised land, oh goshTake me to The promised landOh the promised land..
There's plenty of land for you and I, by and byLots of food to share for everyoneNo time for segregation
In the promised landYes a to the promised landThe promised landGoing to The promised land, oh, ohThere's a lot of work to be done, oh gosh,In the promised land