There's a Bible on the dresser And a sign hung on the door And a woman in my arms who shouldn't be I'm to the point of no returning But I've been here before This cheating life is nothing new to me There's someone to be considered So I call her on the phone And say the job is taking longer than I planned I don't have the heart to tell her That a stranger's turned me on And I'm headed for the broken promise land Tonight I'm crossing over And I'll reach the cheating side And I'll hate myself for coming here again Where the streets are paved with misery And lives are built on lies A place they call the broken promise land I found a note left on the dresser And a key left in the door And on the floor I found her golden wedding band Guess she finally had to tell me She's not waiting anymore She's headed for the broken promise land Tonight she's crossing over And she'll reach the cheating side And I'll hate myself for giving her the chance 'Cause the streets are paved with misery And lives are built on lies A place they call the broken promise land And it's more than I can stand

Unto this world I was born innocence scorned Oaths were broken and pain bestowed innocence mourned Trust betrayed, smiles were faked Desire turned hate, faces of loved ones are long decayed Alone in this world, alone and so cold Shiver in rain, my story unfolds A broken vessel, endless pieces of me Friends are now foes, those who betray Love's labour's lost, a true passion play Forked tongues drip with lies Serpents hold me down, I cannot fly The dark within my eyes Saint I'm not Pure in mind and thought Masks I wear In this stage we share Will we ever bare These fears and hopes within one and all? Cracks they show In the mirrors of my soul When I break Why do they all forsake? Is life but a mistake? Why do they smile when I fall apart? Go! Pick your self up, You are the end, now the chapter is done Cry as you might to the gods you adore They hear you not, as they never before

I see you, now and then, in dreams; Your voice sounds just like it used to I know you better than I knew you Then, all I can say is, "I love you," I thought our days were commonplace; Thought they'd number in the millions Now there's only the aftertaste of Circumstance that can't pass this way again Treasure of the broken land Parched earth, give up your captive ones Waiting wind of Gabriel, blow soon upon the hollow bones I saw the city at its tortured worst, And you were outside the walls there You were relieved of a lifelong thirst, I was dry at the fountain Knew that you could see my shame, but you were eyeless and sparing I awoke when you called my name, I felt the curtain tearing Treasure of the broken land Parched earth, give up your captive ones Waiting wind of Gabriel, blow soon upon the hollow bones I could melt the clock hands down, but only in my memory Nobody gets a second chance to be the friend they meant to be I see you now and then in dreams; Your voice sounds just like it used to I believe I will hear it again God, how I love you Treasure of the broken land Parched earth, give up your captive ones Waiting wind of Gabriel, blow soon upon the hollow bones Treasure of the broken land Parched earth, give up your captive ones Waiting wind of Gabriel, blow soon upon the hollow bones Yeah, blow soon upon the hollow bones