Baby Out Of Wedlock
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You Knew What You Were Doing |
When You Sent Your Son |
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Version 1 is a rough studio recording, with the band Larry called White Light
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Street Level [Second version]
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Version 2 is a live band recording from 1974, retitled as You Knew What You Were Doing
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Version 3 is a live recording, with Larry accompanied by Dan Cutrona on piano
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Version 4 is a live studio recording, performed with the band Beam during rehearsals for the 1998 Flevo Festival in Holland. It is retitled again, as When You Sent Your Son
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Version 5 is a live recording, performed solo with piano
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lyrics version 1
I had a baby out of wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lot of mar-ja-weenie
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help a guy like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
Aw, you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I’ve been living
Has been taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord has risen
And I'll never need
To be locked up again
Oh, Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help a guy like me
Saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
Aw, you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent Your son
I think you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lot of mar-ja-weenie
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help a guy like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
Aw, you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I’ve been living
Has been taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord has risen
And I'll never need
To be locked up again
Oh, Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help a guy like me
Saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
Aw, you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent Your son
I think you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
lyrics version 2
I had a baby out of wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD (Ooh)
I smoked a lot of marjaweenie (Ooh ooh)
But it did not help me (Ooh)
It did not set me free (Ooh)
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why'd you help a guy like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
Oh oh oh oh wo oh oh
Yeah yeah yeah
You know the way that I was living
You know, you know, you know
You know the way that I was living
It was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friend
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord is risen
And I'll never need to be locked up again
Don't let 'em keep you down
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why'd you help a guy like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why'd you do it, why'd you help a guy like me
I don't deserve it
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You set me free
I had a baby out of wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I tried speed, I tried some marjaweenie
It never helped me, never even came close
To setting me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Help a guy like me
Saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
You done alright by me, yes you did
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD (Ooh)
I smoked a lot of marjaweenie (Ooh ooh)
But it did not help me (Ooh)
It did not set me free (Ooh)
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why'd you help a guy like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
Oh oh oh oh wo oh oh
Yeah yeah yeah
You know the way that I was living
You know, you know, you know
You know the way that I was living
It was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friend
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord is risen
And I'll never need to be locked up again
Don't let 'em keep you down
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why'd you help a guy like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why'd you do it, why'd you help a guy like me
I don't deserve it
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You set me free
I had a baby out of wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I tried speed, I tried some marjaweenie
It never helped me, never even came close
To setting me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Help a guy like me
Saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
I guess you knew what you was doing
When you sent your son
You done alright by me, yes you did
lyrics version 3
I had a baby out of wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lot of mar-ja-weenie
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I was living
It was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent just a little time in prison
But now I know the Lord is risen
And now I never need
To be locked up again
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And you know you set me free
You kinda took away my problems
One by one
And now I know you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lot of mar-ja-weenie
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I swear you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I was living
It was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent just a little time in prison
But now I know the Lord is risen
And now I never need
To be locked up again
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And you know you set me free
You kinda took away my problems
One by one
And now I know you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
lyrics version 4
I had a baby out of wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lotta marja-weeny
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And you know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I was living
Was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord is risen
And I'll never need
To be locked up again yeah
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And you know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
I never thought about tomorrow
'Til my life was filled with sorrow
Walking down a road not knowing
What was ahead
Well a man can spend his days
Living out his evil ways
Or he can try to find the road
Before he's dead
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I know you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lotta marja-weeny
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And you know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I was living
Was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord is risen
And I'll never need
To be locked up again yeah
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And you know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
I never thought about tomorrow
'Til my life was filled with sorrow
Walking down a road not knowing
What was ahead
Well a man can spend his days
Living out his evil ways
Or he can try to find the road
Before he's dead
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I know you set me free
You know you took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
lyrics version 5
I had a baby outta wedlock
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lotta mar-ja-weenie
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I was living
It was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord is risen
And I'll never need
To be locked up again
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Wo-oh why’d you help someone like me
Saved me, you forgave me
And I know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
Her old man got me in a headlock
I was an unwed father
But don't bother feeling sorry for me
I took a lot of LSD
I smoked a lotta mar-ja-weenie
But it did not help me
It did not set me free
Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Why’d you help someone like me
You saved me, you forgave me
And I know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son
You know the way that I was living
It was like taking without giving
And I hurt a lot of people
And I lost my friends
I spent a little time in prison
But I know the Lord is risen
And I'll never need
To be locked up again
Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it
Wo-oh why’d you help someone like me
Saved me, you forgave me
And I know you set me free
You took away my problems
One by one
I guess you knew what you were doing
When you sent your son