Be Careful What You Sign
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
Note that the French MGM LP was pressed with a slightly faster play speed, so the song is a little shorter Note that the stereo image is reversed on the Phydeaux Bone 777-6 LP |
So Long Ago The Garden [MGM, Rhema, Myrrh and Phydeaux LPs, 1993 CD release]
Larry Norman The Very Best Of Larry Norman Volume 2 Emancipator |
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Version 2 is a live band recording, from the Flevo Totaal Festival in Holland in 1989. Larry is backed by the Finnish band Q-Stone, and his brother Charles
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Version 3 is a live recording, performed with a full band (The Barratt Band plus Charles Norman) at The Assembly Buildings in Belfast, Ireland, on December 1 1989
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Stranded In Belfast [See the CD tab on the singles page]
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lyrics version 1
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had a feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way and I left you for dead
Uh
Then a man with a hat came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind
He put his hand inside my jacket and left a million dollar bills
He slipped his hand into my pocket and gave me women and thrills
And when I turned around to thank him, there was no one there but me
And both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
We had dinner at eight and women at nine
The party was great till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in and melted all the candles on my cake
He said I, I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
He opened up my body and he took away my soul
I was running down the road
I was running down the road, I was trying to leave
An' I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
As I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway and I left me for dead
Ah down the road
Down the road [x3]
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had a feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way and I left you for dead
Uh
Then a man with a hat came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind
He put his hand inside my jacket and left a million dollar bills
He slipped his hand into my pocket and gave me women and thrills
And when I turned around to thank him, there was no one there but me
And both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
We had dinner at eight and women at nine
The party was great till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in and melted all the candles on my cake
He said I, I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
He opened up my body and he took away my soul
I was running down the road
I was running down the road, I was trying to leave
An' I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
As I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway and I left me for dead
Ah down the road
Down the road [x3]
lyrics version 2
Ow-ah-ow-ah-ow-ah-ow-ah-ow-ah-ow-ah-ah
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road ah, when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had the feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way, I left you for dead
Ah-chi-uh, ah-chi-uh-chi-uh
Chi chi chi
Then a man with a hat, he came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind, yeah
He put his hand into my jacket, he left a million dollar bills
He put his hand into my pocket, he left me women and thrills
And when I turned around to thank him there was no one there but me
And both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
We had dinner at eight, women at nine
The party was great till we ran outta wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in, he melted all the candles on my cake
He said I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
He opened up my body, he took away my soul
Aaaaaah
I was running down the road
I was running down the road, I was trying to leave
An' I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
And as I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway and I left me for dead
Down the road
I was just going down the road
Just like you, just like you
I was just walking down the road
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road ah, when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had the feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way, I left you for dead
Ah-chi-uh, ah-chi-uh-chi-uh
Chi chi chi
Then a man with a hat, he came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind, yeah
He put his hand into my jacket, he left a million dollar bills
He put his hand into my pocket, he left me women and thrills
And when I turned around to thank him there was no one there but me
And both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
We had dinner at eight, women at nine
The party was great till we ran outta wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in, he melted all the candles on my cake
He said I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
He opened up my body, he took away my soul
Aaaaaah
I was running down the road
I was running down the road, I was trying to leave
An' I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
And as I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway and I left me for dead
Down the road
I was just going down the road
Just like you, just like you
I was just walking down the road
lyrics version 3
Ye-ah ye-ah ye-eh
Aah
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had the feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way and I left you for dead
Then a man with a hat, he came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind
He put his hand into my jacket, he left a million dollar bills
And put his hand into my pocket, and left me women and thrills
When I turned around to thank him there was no one there but me
Both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
Yeah
I had dinner at eight, a-women at nine
The party was great till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in and melted all the candles on my cake
He said I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
And then he opened up my body, he took away my soul
I was running down the road
I was trying to leave
Then I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
And as I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway, I left me for dead
I was just going down the road
Just like you
I was just walking down that road
Down that road
Down that road [Very faintly]
I was just walking down the road
Aah
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had the feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way and I left you for dead
Then a man with a hat, he came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind
He put his hand into my jacket, he left a million dollar bills
And put his hand into my pocket, and left me women and thrills
When I turned around to thank him there was no one there but me
Both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
Yeah
I had dinner at eight, a-women at nine
The party was great till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in and melted all the candles on my cake
He said I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
And then he opened up my body, he took away my soul
I was running down the road
I was trying to leave
Then I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
And as I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway, I left me for dead
I was just going down the road
Just like you
I was just walking down that road
Down that road
Down that road [Very faintly]
I was just walking down the road