I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
Written by Will Jennings and Joe Sample
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Version 1 is a live recording, sung by Larry and accompanied by Dan Cutrona on piano, during a concert in Salem, Oregon, on June 24, 2005
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Version 2 is a live rehearsal recording, performed in the living room of the "band house" (where the Solid Rock office was at the time) in Salem, Oregon in the week prior to Larry's Elsinore concert
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lyrics version 1
There were times
I remember I had to fight
Just to hold my head up
When even my best friends
Tried to make a fool of me
But there was something in my heart
That they just couldn't see
Some said that I was hopeless
Blind, tangled in the night
Strong hearts just keep on going
And I'm so glad I am standing here tonight
Come together
Lift up your voices
This time my song of life and love
Won't fade away
I'll stand forever in God's sunshine
I've lived to see the star break through the clouds and
I'm so glad I'm standing still today
If you're lost in your troubles
And the world seems to just forget you
If you look for the light
Even in your darkest day
And follow your heart
Then you will find the way
Some said that I was hopeless
Blind, tangled in the night
But strong hearts just keep on going
And that is why I am standing here tonight
Come together
Lift up your voices
This time our song of life and love won't fade away
We'll stand together in God's great kingdom
We've lived to see the light break through the storm
I'm so glad we're standing still today
We've lived to see the storm
And the light break through
It's a golden morn
And it waits for you
And I'm so glad we're standing today
I remember I had to fight
Just to hold my head up
When even my best friends
Tried to make a fool of me
But there was something in my heart
That they just couldn't see
Some said that I was hopeless
Blind, tangled in the night
Strong hearts just keep on going
And I'm so glad I am standing here tonight
Come together
Lift up your voices
This time my song of life and love
Won't fade away
I'll stand forever in God's sunshine
I've lived to see the star break through the clouds and
I'm so glad I'm standing still today
If you're lost in your troubles
And the world seems to just forget you
If you look for the light
Even in your darkest day
And follow your heart
Then you will find the way
Some said that I was hopeless
Blind, tangled in the night
But strong hearts just keep on going
And that is why I am standing here tonight
Come together
Lift up your voices
This time our song of life and love won't fade away
We'll stand together in God's great kingdom
We've lived to see the light break through the storm
I'm so glad we're standing still today
We've lived to see the storm
And the light break through
It's a golden morn
And it waits for you
And I'm so glad we're standing today
lyrics version 2
There were times
I remember I had to fight
Just to hold my head up
When even my best friends
Tried to make a fool of me
But there was something in my heart
That they just could not see
Okay so, wh', what is that, a D chord? Do you play a D chord there? [Spoken, by Larry]
There's something in my, something in my
Now, go back. Yeah. Right. Immediately it should go back [Spoken, by Larry]
[Dan Cutrona humming melody]
Just could not
Sure, you want to do [Spoken, by Larry]
Just could not see that
D. Yeah you wanna do it like a church thing [Spoken, by Larry]
[Dan Cutrona humming melody]
Said I was hopeless
Some said I was hopeless
Blind, tangled in the night
Strong hearts just keep on going
And that is why I am standing in the light
Come together
Lift up your voices
This time my song of life and love
Won't fade away
I'll sing forever here in the sunshine
I've lived to see the sun break through the storm
I'm so glad I'm standing here today
Woo doo boo doo woo hoo
Play that again, that was nice. And we'll put that in the song [Spoken, by Larry]
Ooh
Ooh doo doo doo ah wahn
Ch-coo-coo-hoo
Ready? Two, three [Spoken, by Larry]
When you're lost in your trouble
And the world just seems to forget you
If you look for the light
Even in your darkest day
Then s', follow what your heart says
And you will find the way
Uh uh. Okay yeah [Spoken, by Larry] / No sorry, sorry [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
You will find the way
Do you want any kind of interlude or should we just keep going? He does a really peculiar [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Ah, should I be at the end there, or should I, should I sing more? [Spoken, by Larry]
He does one, he does one more chorus but y'. There's a kind of a [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Come together
I wish we had tambourines and the choir and uh [Spoken, by Larry]
I wish the band would come in on the last chorus [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Yeah [Spoken, by Larry]
Because I think it would really be [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Yeah. Ah-ha [Spoken, by Larry]
Lovely [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
I don't think I can get 'em to rehearse it this late in the day [Spoken, by Larry]
No it's, it's fine [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
It, it's still gonna work just you and me [Spoken, by Larry]
Yeah [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
We've lived to see the storm break through the night
I'm so glad we're standing here today
[Laughter]
Yeah no [Spoken, by Larry]
I'm gonna do that on every song [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Desperado
No [Spoken, by Larry]
End every song with this [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
No, this is cool, this is cool. I, I, we just want to give them color because I don't want it to be played like I was um. If I record this, it'll be done more like a song. But I just want this to be played like a moment, a, like in a Broadway play [Spoken, by Larry]
Hey Mike. You're gonna play the song on The Outlaw. You're gonna play the saw, the saw on The Outlaw [Spoken, by Larry]
I don't have the CD of that [Spoken, by Mike Manning]
Well, it won't be hard, and the girls are gonna play banjo and [Spoken, by Larry]
Okay [Spoken, by Mike Manning]
Yeah [Spoken, by Larry]
Seemed like it all
Is it going back to that? [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Uh, nnnn I didn't know what part you were at [Spoken, by Larry] / Because I [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
I just did that little interlude part [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Okay, do it one, one more time [Spoken, by Larry]
I remember I had to fight
Just to hold my head up
When even my best friends
Tried to make a fool of me
But there was something in my heart
That they just could not see
Okay so, wh', what is that, a D chord? Do you play a D chord there? [Spoken, by Larry]
There's something in my, something in my
Now, go back. Yeah. Right. Immediately it should go back [Spoken, by Larry]
[Dan Cutrona humming melody]
Just could not
Sure, you want to do [Spoken, by Larry]
Just could not see that
D. Yeah you wanna do it like a church thing [Spoken, by Larry]
[Dan Cutrona humming melody]
Said I was hopeless
Some said I was hopeless
Blind, tangled in the night
Strong hearts just keep on going
And that is why I am standing in the light
Come together
Lift up your voices
This time my song of life and love
Won't fade away
I'll sing forever here in the sunshine
I've lived to see the sun break through the storm
I'm so glad I'm standing here today
Woo doo boo doo woo hoo
Play that again, that was nice. And we'll put that in the song [Spoken, by Larry]
Ooh
Ooh doo doo doo ah wahn
Ch-coo-coo-hoo
Ready? Two, three [Spoken, by Larry]
When you're lost in your trouble
And the world just seems to forget you
If you look for the light
Even in your darkest day
Then s', follow what your heart says
And you will find the way
Uh uh. Okay yeah [Spoken, by Larry] / No sorry, sorry [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
You will find the way
Do you want any kind of interlude or should we just keep going? He does a really peculiar [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Ah, should I be at the end there, or should I, should I sing more? [Spoken, by Larry]
He does one, he does one more chorus but y'. There's a kind of a [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Come together
I wish we had tambourines and the choir and uh [Spoken, by Larry]
I wish the band would come in on the last chorus [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Yeah [Spoken, by Larry]
Because I think it would really be [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Yeah. Ah-ha [Spoken, by Larry]
Lovely [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
I don't think I can get 'em to rehearse it this late in the day [Spoken, by Larry]
No it's, it's fine [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
It, it's still gonna work just you and me [Spoken, by Larry]
Yeah [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
We've lived to see the storm break through the night
I'm so glad we're standing here today
[Laughter]
Yeah no [Spoken, by Larry]
I'm gonna do that on every song [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Desperado
No [Spoken, by Larry]
End every song with this [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
No, this is cool, this is cool. I, I, we just want to give them color because I don't want it to be played like I was um. If I record this, it'll be done more like a song. But I just want this to be played like a moment, a, like in a Broadway play [Spoken, by Larry]
Hey Mike. You're gonna play the song on The Outlaw. You're gonna play the saw, the saw on The Outlaw [Spoken, by Larry]
I don't have the CD of that [Spoken, by Mike Manning]
Well, it won't be hard, and the girls are gonna play banjo and [Spoken, by Larry]
Okay [Spoken, by Mike Manning]
Yeah [Spoken, by Larry]
Seemed like it all
Is it going back to that? [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Uh, nnnn I didn't know what part you were at [Spoken, by Larry] / Because I [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
I just did that little interlude part [Spoken, by Dan Cutrona]
Okay, do it one, one more time [Spoken, by Larry]