i left my ball and chain behind me every burden every weight i changed my name to freedom from prisoner and slave stood up to my oppressors shook the shackles off my hands i m going down down down to the promised land i m not just getting out of egypt egypt s getting out of me i can see those walls of jericho in pieces at my feet i can taste that milk and honey from the wilderness i am going down down down to the promised land i m dusting off the desert i m silencing my doubt the one who goes before me is the one who lead me out with fire in the darkness with footprints in the sand i m going down down down to the promised land