A Promised Land 

Hopes and fears filled the hearts of those who crossed the border that night
A chance for new beginnings a fortune to be made
So they waved goodbye to old friends as their shadows died 
Heading for a Promised Land and a dream that they’d been sold (Singing)

Chorus 
Thank God and thank Uncle Sam Thank God and thank Uncle Sam 
Thank God and thank Uncle Sam for a Promised Land 

No one told them of the hardships persecution they would face
They’d be shunned by the white man held in contempt and disdain
And for everyone whose luck would change a 100 set to fail
Heading for a Promised land and a dream that they’d been sold (Singing)

Bringing in the crops from dawn till dusk didn’t get paid that much but at least some found a job
And barrios grew up on the bad side of town and white folks frowned
Told their children to stay away so the prejudice gets passed to another day (Singing)

Bridge 
Its a land of freedom a land of hope a land that makes a grown man cry 
And where kids are free to grow 

Each night the talk would talk to those who’d failed couldn’t get across
The hardships of exile and traditions they had lost
So they gave thanks to the virgin mother and they put their trust in God
And as lights went out in the barrios no one cursed their lot (Singing)
(Some place to call a home a Promised Land)