Tell me what would you do    If I told you the truth    And I took you by the hand    To see the dust swirl in pools    And a dark desert cool    In an empty wasted land       Tell me, what would you do    If this happened to you    Would it help you now    To understand    There's a line in the sand, a line in the sand    It'll keep you from the promised land    It's just a line in the sand       And what would you say    If I told you today    That your mother won't hold your hand anymore    She's broken and tired    She's inflamed with desire    To turn her head and walk away    From the line in the sand, the line in the sand    It'll keep you from the promised land    It's just a line in the sand    It's gonna keep you from the promised land       The refineries burn    And your mother she turns    To watch you stumble into the night    She's run out of tears    Have you run out of fear    Or is your candle still burning bright    You've crossed the line in the sand, the line in the sand    It's gonna keep you from the promised land    It's just a line in the sand