Slow Ride to the Promised Land

Growing up in a small town

Didnt travel much at all

The outside world

Kinda scary to me

But when I finally got out there

I learned people are just people

Some good, some bad

And the trick is learnin to see the difference

Mama said, son, dont rush your story

Life gon show you both pain and glory

I took that bus with a shaky hand

Headed out alone to understand

Met folks with hearts cold as stone

Met some that felt just like home

Every road taught me where I stand

Its a slow ride to the promised land

Its a slow ride to the promised land

You gotta walk tall, be your own man

The worldll test ya, break ya plan

But the Lord still holdin your hand

I used to hang my head, afraid to speak

But the truth dont live with the meek

You look folks in the eye, dont turn away

Cause strength dont come all in one day

Sometimes its stormin, sometimes its clear

Sometimes your best friend disappear

But love and faith still help you stand

On that slow ride to the promised land

Its a slow ride to the promised land

Keep your heart soft, but your soul like sand

Let the bad wash off, the good remain

Cause every scars just proof you came

I used to think patience was weakness

Now I know its power

Cause a seed dont bloom the day its planted

But it still reachin for the light every hour

Its a slow ride to the promised land

Aint no map, just faith and a plan

You stumble, fall, get up again

Thats the rhythm of a real mans hymn

Yeah, lifes a slow ride

But I aint in no hurry no more

Every miles a blessing

If you keep your heart open