Let It Go
Written by Charles Norman and Larry Norman
Version 1 is a live recording, performed with the band Beam during the 1998 Flevo Festival in Holland
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Version 2 is a live studio recording, performed with the band Beam during rehearsals for the 1998 Flevo Festival in Holland
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Version 3 is a live studio recording, performed with the band Beam during rehearsals for the 1998 Flevo Festival in Holland
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Version 4 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar
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Version 5 is a full studio recording, but without vocals and titled as Are You Breathing? It was not given its proper title because it was part of a sort of challenge where Larry wanted fans to figure out what the last six tracks on the album were. Almost certainly all instrumentation was played by Charles Norman
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lyrics version 1
Oh yeah
Oh-ho ye-ah
Woo
Hey-eh ye-eh yeah yeah ye-ye-ah-ah-ah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh
I don't know much about his mystery
Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen
Listen my friend, listen to me
I've got something I think you need
It can take away your troubles
It could help you feel so free
I know it can 'cos it happened to me
If you've suffered a broken heart, let it go
If a new life you want to start, let it go
If you feel down and if you are sad
If life gives you trouble then don't get mad
Lift up your head, look into the sky
Jehovah will help you if you let him try
If you ever hope to be free, let it go (let it go) ha ha
You must open your eyes to see, let it go (let it go)
Oh oh oh-oh-oh
Just reach out, just reach out
Oh oh oh oh oh
Do you know what I'm talking about
Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Listen my friend, listen to me
I know somebody that you ought to see
He can take away your troubles
He can help you be so free
I know he can 'cos he did it for me
If you're holding onto pain, let it go (let it go)
And come out of the pouring rain, let it go (let it go)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah ye-eh-ah)
Sha jah jah jah jah
(Sha ya jah jah jah)
Jahovah Jahovah
(She-dee-lee-dee-lee-dee-leep ba ba) Jah jah jah jah [x2]
Jahovah Jahovah
(She-dee-lee-dee-lee-dee-leep ba ba) Jahovah Javovah
Jahovah yea-eh (She-dee-lee-dee-lee-dee-leep ba ba)
Let it go (let it go) [x5]
Yeah yeah (yeah yeah)
Alright (Alright)
Jahovah (Jahovah) [x4]
God bless you (God bless you)
God bless me (God bless me)
God bless us (God bless us)
God 'n bless us all
Jahovah Jahovah Jah man Jahovah, that's what we talking about
Listen my friend yeah
Oh-ho ye-ah
Woo
Hey-eh ye-eh yeah yeah ye-ye-ah-ah-ah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh
I don't know much about his mystery
Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen
Listen my friend, listen to me
I've got something I think you need
It can take away your troubles
It could help you feel so free
I know it can 'cos it happened to me
If you've suffered a broken heart, let it go
If a new life you want to start, let it go
If you feel down and if you are sad
If life gives you trouble then don't get mad
Lift up your head, look into the sky
Jehovah will help you if you let him try
If you ever hope to be free, let it go (let it go) ha ha
You must open your eyes to see, let it go (let it go)
Oh oh oh-oh-oh
Just reach out, just reach out
Oh oh oh oh oh
Do you know what I'm talking about
Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Listen my friend, listen to me
I know somebody that you ought to see
He can take away your troubles
He can help you be so free
I know he can 'cos he did it for me
If you're holding onto pain, let it go (let it go)
And come out of the pouring rain, let it go (let it go)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah ye-eh-ah)
Sha jah jah jah jah
(Sha ya jah jah jah)
Jahovah Jahovah
(She-dee-lee-dee-lee-dee-leep ba ba) Jah jah jah jah [x2]
Jahovah Jahovah
(She-dee-lee-dee-lee-dee-leep ba ba) Jahovah Javovah
Jahovah yea-eh (She-dee-lee-dee-lee-dee-leep ba ba)
Let it go (let it go) [x5]
Yeah yeah (yeah yeah)
Alright (Alright)
Jahovah (Jahovah) [x4]
God bless you (God bless you)
God bless me (God bless me)
God bless us (God bless us)
God 'n bless us all
Jahovah Jahovah Jah man Jahovah, that's what we talking about
Listen my friend yeah
lyrics version 2
Oh yeah, alright now
Listen my friend, listen to me
I know something that I think you need
It will take away your troubles
It will make you feel so free
I know it will 'cos it happened to me
If you've suffered a broken heart, let it go
If a new life you want to start, let it go
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Wo-oh oh wo ba
Com na wa wa ba
Ah-ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh ah eh ah la la
If you're holding onto pain, let it go
And come out of the pouring rain, and let it go
Wo oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh wo oh oh
Wo ho wa-ah-ah
Wo-ah
Wa ha ha to be free, let it go
You must open your eyes to see, let it go
Alright take it [Spoken]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh [x2]
If you ever hope to be free, just let it go
You must open your eyes to see, just let it go
Rieki to finish it [Spoken - I'm unsure what word or name Larry says here - the only thing I can figure is Rieki - The guitarists in the band were Robert and Tommy Riekerk]
Listen my friend, listen to me
I know something that I think you need
It will take away your troubles
It will make you feel so free
I know it will 'cos it happened to me
If you've suffered a broken heart, let it go
If a new life you want to start, let it go
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Wo-oh oh wo ba
Com na wa wa ba
Ah-ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh ah eh ah la la
If you're holding onto pain, let it go
And come out of the pouring rain, and let it go
Wo oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh wo oh oh
Wo ho wa-ah-ah
Wo-ah
Wa ha ha to be free, let it go
You must open your eyes to see, let it go
Alright take it [Spoken]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh [x2]
If you ever hope to be free, just let it go
You must open your eyes to see, just let it go
Rieki to finish it [Spoken - I'm unsure what word or name Larry says here - the only thing I can figure is Rieki - The guitarists in the band were Robert and Tommy Riekerk]
lyrics version 3
Listen my friend, listen to me
I know something that I think you need
It can take away your troubles
It can make you feel free
I know it will 'cos it happened to me
If you've suffered a broken heart, let it go
If a new life you want to start, you gotta let it go
Oh yeah
If you feel down, if you are sad
If life gives you trouble don't get mad
Lift up your head and look in the sky
Jahovah will help you if you let him try
If you’re holding on to pain, let it go go go
And come out of the pouring rain, let it go go go
You will be very happy
If you do be faithful yeah
You can be brave, full-a light
Not feeling death
You must try
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah-eh yeah yeah yeah
One two [Spoken]
Listen my friend, listen to me
I’ve got something to tell you, yeah
It can take away your troubles
It can help you feel so free
I know it can 'cos it happened to me
If you ever hope to be free, let it go
You must open your eyes to see, and let it go, let it go
Jah ja ja ja ja Jahovah
Yah ya ya ya ah ya Yahweh
Just let it go
Don’t hold on
You must forgive
If you wanna live
In a way that’s free
Listen to me, let it go
Listen my friend, let it go
I know something that I think you need
It can take away your troubles
It can make you feel free
I know it will 'cos it happened to me
If you've suffered a broken heart, let it go
If a new life you want to start, you gotta let it go
Oh yeah
If you feel down, if you are sad
If life gives you trouble don't get mad
Lift up your head and look in the sky
Jahovah will help you if you let him try
If you’re holding on to pain, let it go go go
And come out of the pouring rain, let it go go go
You will be very happy
If you do be faithful yeah
You can be brave, full-a light
Not feeling death
You must try
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah-eh yeah yeah yeah
One two [Spoken]
Listen my friend, listen to me
I’ve got something to tell you, yeah
It can take away your troubles
It can help you feel so free
I know it can 'cos it happened to me
If you ever hope to be free, let it go
You must open your eyes to see, and let it go, let it go
Jah ja ja ja ja Jahovah
Yah ya ya ya ah ya Yahweh
Just let it go
Don’t hold on
You must forgive
If you wanna live
In a way that’s free
Listen to me, let it go
Listen my friend, let it go
lyrics version 4
If you've suffered a broken heart
Let it go, let it go
If a new life you want to start
Then let it go, let it go
Bow bow bow bow bow bow bow
Bow bow bow bow
Bow bow bow bow bow po doh
Owm pom po bom
If you’re holding on to pain
Let it go, just let it go
And come out of the pouring rain
Let it go, let it go
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pom
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pom
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pom
Owm pom pom pom
If you ever hope to be free
You gotta let it go, let it go
You must open your eyes to see
You gotta let it go, let it go
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pow
Pom pom pom pom
Just-a let it go, let it go [x2]
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
If Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
Well what are you gonna say
Feed the poor
They're dying every day
And when Jesus asks you why you didn't
What are you gonna say
Bow pow pow pow
Bow boh boh bom
Let it go, let it go
Bow boh boh bom
Bow boh boh bom
Let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go
If a new life you want to start
Then let it go, let it go
Bow bow bow bow bow bow bow
Bow bow bow bow
Bow bow bow bow bow po doh
Owm pom po bom
If you’re holding on to pain
Let it go, just let it go
And come out of the pouring rain
Let it go, let it go
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pom
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pom
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pom
Owm pom pom pom
If you ever hope to be free
You gotta let it go, let it go
You must open your eyes to see
You gotta let it go, let it go
Pow pow pow pow pow pow pow
Pom pom pom pom
Just-a let it go, let it go [x2]
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
If Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
Well what are you gonna say
Feed the poor
They're dying every day
And when Jesus asks you why you didn't
What are you gonna say
Bow pow pow pow
Bow boh boh bom
Let it go, let it go
Bow boh boh bom
Bow boh boh bom
Let it go, let it go