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The Promised Land

Hovercraft song file · /lyrics/the-promised-land/

Lyrics by Piers "Charlie Pepper" Wildman & David Marsden

Wildman / Marsden / Downing / Downing · Lyrics: Wildman / Marsden
A 2025 reworking of New Pine Overcoat · From Shaken Not Stirred

When we hit the road
We'll be on our way
We'll be on our way

When the Sun explodes
And the love light grows
You know we'll be ok

We wander through the city
Forever flying so high
It's a celebration
Of my generation
And we feel like this
And we feel like that
And we don't know what we're looking at

Baby understand
That the promised land
Is just a mile away

There'll be hills to climb
There'll be strength to find
But it's a new day

There's a life around the corner
Better than the one that you know
Seems like creation
Of my generation
And we run around
And we have our fun
And we lift each other up

And if you don't make it
Then I'll be your strength
'Cause I just can't take it
Watching you break

So if you're feeling lost
Just reach out your hand
We'll find our way
To the promised land

Na na na na na
Na na na na na-a-ah
Na na na na na
Na na na na na-a-ah

So if you're feeling lost
Just reach out your hand
We'll find our way
To the promised land

About this song.

Credit
Lyrics by Piers "Charlie Pepper" Wildman & David Marsden
Work
Original · 2025 reworking

A 2025 reworking of New Pine Overcoat: the same underlying song viewed through a different recording and arrangement. It keeps the road-song momentum but inverts the original song’s dark destination.

Source & versions

Related composition: New Pine Overcoat. Kept as a distinct published song page because the 2025 reworking has its own recording history.