[Verse 1]
Time is the enemy of a young man's dreams
And I'm stranded in the heartland, or so it seems

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'm hitching a ride for a chance at the good life
I'll have my own place, out on Fifth Avenue
I'm leaving this time, gonna walk on that fine line
I'll be the first one who finally breaks through

[Chorus]
One road to the promised land
I have to get there any way I can
One road to the promised land
I'm gonna find out just who I am

[Verse 2]
Freedom - do you know what I mean?
Flat lands are all I've ever seen

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Stuck in a small town where you live, then you die
Ain't nothing but fool's working nine until five
I'll sleep in the subways 'till I get what I need
I'm not gonna stay here, just lie here and bleed
[Chorus]
One road to the promised land
I'm gonna get there any way I can
One road to the promised land
Show the world just who I am

[Chorus]
One road to the promised land
I'm gonna get there any way, any way I can
One road to the promised land
I have to find out just who I am, yeah
One road to the promised land
Thought by now I'd be a different man, ooh-whoa
One road to the promised land
Maybe I'll find out just who I am, yeah