"Living In The Promiseland" reached the top of Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 1986.

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When Chris Stapleton made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday (May 6), he opted to perform a cover song originally recorded by another of country music’s greats.

Stapleton performed “Living In The Promiseland” from Willie Nelson’s 1986 album, Promiseland . Written by David Lynn Jones, the song advocates for immigration and celebrates America as a land of diversity and opportunity. “Living In the Promiseland” topped Billboard ‘s Hot Country Songs chart in 1986.

During his performance, Stapleton was joined by Nelson’s harmonica player Mickey Raphael, who played harmonica on Nelson’s original recording.

The song’s lyrics serve as an anthem for those pursuing dreams in the United States, with lines such as “Give us your tired and weak and we will make them strong/ Bring us your foreign songs and we will sing along/ Leave us your broken dreams and we’ll give them time to…