Bye Bye Babylon
I can't keep leading you on
Though my flesh still melts
At the touch of your hand
It's just not the Promised Land
I'm leaving all of this behind
Nothing here is really mine
Got to find my oasis in the sand
Back in the Promised Land
There's a judge and there's a trial
I'm hoping to exchange my file
If I can prove that
I can walk and I can stand
Within the Promised Land
I'm just a ghost
That's what I've become
Too much to taste
Will make you numb
Got to return
My body to my soul - if I still can
She's waiting in the Promised Land
(Chorus)
credits
from Mystical Mood,
released May 16, 2013
Neil Gertler - Bass, Rhythm Guitar and Drums
Kofi Ackah - shakers, bongos, kasaba
Richard Howse (Isax) - Sax
Richard Underhill - Sax
Amy Sky - Backup Vocals
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