Broken Promise Land

"Broken Promise Land" is a song written by Bill Rice and Sharon Vaughn, and recorded by American country music singer Waylon Jennings in 1985 for his album Turn the Page as "The Broken Promise Land". It was released as a single from Jennings' compilation album The Best of Waylon in December 1986. John Schneider recorded a cover of the song, also titled "The Broken Promise Land," on his 1986 album Take The Long Way Home on MCA Records. In 1990, Mark Chesnutt recorded his cover of the song but without "The" in its title. It was Chesnutt's fifth and final single released from his debut album Too Cold at Home. It peaked at number 10 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada in their respective country music charts.