Water in the well been poisoned with lie Weepin' in the Promised Land Satan's dark angels are fallin' from the sky Weepin' in the Promised Land Children of God, he turns into stone Sick and the weak, he dancin' on their bones Pharoah shoutin' down the medicine man Weepin' in the Promised Land Forked-tongued pharaoh, behold he comes to speak Weepin' in the Promised Land Hissin' and spewin', it's power that he seeks Weepin' in the Promised Land With dread in their eyes all the nurses are cryin' So much sorrow, so much dyin' Pharoah keep a-preachin' but he never had a plan Weepin' in the Promised Land Weepin' in the Promised Land You say, weepin', weepin' Weepin' in the Promised Land You say, weepin', weepin' Weepin' in the Promised Land Pharoah's army knockin' on the door Weepin' in the Promised Land Shoot you in your bed just like they done before Weepin' in the Promised Land Out in the street, on your neck with a knee All the people are cryin' your last words, I can’t breathe (I can't breathe) And a white judge say: There been no crime here today Weepin' in the Promised Land Weepin' in the Promised Land You say, weepin', weepin' Weepin' in the Promised Land You say, weepin', weepin' Weepin' in the Promised Land Well, we're weepin', weepin' Weepin' in the Promised Land Yeah, weepin', weepin' Weepin' in the Promised Land