not eliminated his troubles. Now he will address his problems by blowing away anything "that ain't got the faith to stand its ground".

In the chorus, the singer sings that "I believe in a promised land." Different authors have different answers as to what the "promised land" represents. June Skinner Sawyers believes it means the American ideal or even America itself. Daniel Wolff noted that unlike Berry's promised land, in which one could obtain the American dream by going west to California, Springsteen's