I'm with Israelites and Okies
Escapin' 'cross the desert sand
Driven by the lash of providence

Towards the mine fields of the Promised Land
Glowin' in the heart of darkness
Golden calves and neon signs

Bright enough to paint a halo
Above the sin on our minds


I wanna travel this broken road
Strapped to the mercy seat
Payin' strict and holy attention

To the people I meet
If I'm gonna show you heaven
First I've gotta show you hell

In songs about exiles and a garden
Before and after we fell
O Israelites and Okies

May we all travel well

Heavy pieces of old stone tablets

In our back packs weigh us down
And though we've broken every God-carved word there
We still carry them around

Some cross through the blood-red canyon

Through the veil of desert heat

Crushing every serpent crawling
'Neath their wounded feet


I wanna travel this broken road
Strapped to the mercy seat
Payin' strict and holy attention

To the people I meet
If I'm gonna show you heaven
First I've gotta show you hell

In songs about exiles and a garden
Before and after we fell
O Israelites and Okies

May we all travel

Well through the Red Sea waters

Stake our claim and safely dwell
O Israelites and Okies
May we all travel well


If I'm gonna show you heaven
First I've gotta show you hell

In songs about exiles and a garden
Before and after we fell
O Israelites and Okies

Israelites and Okies
O Israelites and Okies
May we all travel well