One Way
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Version 1 is a studio recording, with piano the only instrumentation
Note that Bootleg UK vinyl has a reversed stereo image compared to the US vinyl releases |
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Version 2 is a full studio recording
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Version 3 is a full studio recording. It is a remix by another artist
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Version 4 is a live recording from the Festival Of Joy conference in Toronto in November 1996, performed with a band
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Version 5 is a live recording, performed solo on piano
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lyrics version 1
One way, one way to heaven
Hold your fingers high
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the sky
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard the poet say
I took the one less travelled by
And that’s made the difference
Every night and every day, I say
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hand
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
In my youth I knew the truth
But I spent many years just sitting on the wrong track
Now that I’m older I’m bolder
And it’s high time I should be getting back
And that’s a fact
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hand
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
There’s only one way to heaven
Look inside you
He will guide you
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hand
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Hold your fingers high
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the sky
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard the poet say
I took the one less travelled by
And that’s made the difference
Every night and every day, I say
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hand
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
In my youth I knew the truth
But I spent many years just sitting on the wrong track
Now that I’m older I’m bolder
And it’s high time I should be getting back
And that’s a fact
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hand
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
There’s only one way to heaven
Look inside you
He will guide you
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hand
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
lyrics version 2
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard a wise man say
And I took the one less traveled by
And that's made the difference every night and every day
So I say one way, one way to heaven
Hold your heads up high
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the sky
Children of the sky
Yeah-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Children of the sky
Hold up high your hands
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard a wise man say
And I took the one less traveled by
And that's made the difference every night and every day
So I say one way, one way to heaven
Hold your heads up high
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the sky
Children of the sky
Yeah-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Children of the sky
lyrics version 3
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard the wise man say
And I took the road less traveled by
And that's made the difference every night and every day
And I say one way, one way to heaven
Hold your heads up high
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the sky
Children of the sky
Yeah-eh-eh-eh-eeh-eooh
Children of the sky
Hold up high your hands
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard the wise man say
And I took the road less traveled by
And that's made the difference every night and every day
And I say one way, one way to heaven
Hold your heads up high
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the sky
Children of the sky
Yeah-eh-eh-eh-eeh-eooh
Children of the sky
lyrics version 4
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard a wise man say
I took the road less traveled by
An' that's made the difference every night and every day
I say one way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
In your youth, you mighta known the truth
But then spent many years just going down the wrong track
But now that you're older you should be bolder
It's time that you were turning back, praise God and turn back
One way yeah, (one way to heaven)
You gotta hold your hands up high
Hold your hands up high
One way, you know it's free and forgiven
You will become children of the sky
You can be children of the sky
This world is not your home
Children of the sky
Hold up high your hands
One way, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard a wise man say
I took the road less traveled by
An' that's made the difference every night and every day
I say one way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
Follow, free and forgiven
Children of the lamb
In your youth, you mighta known the truth
But then spent many years just going down the wrong track
But now that you're older you should be bolder
It's time that you were turning back, praise God and turn back
One way yeah, (one way to heaven)
You gotta hold your hands up high
Hold your hands up high
One way, you know it's free and forgiven
You will become children of the sky
You can be children of the sky
This world is not your home
Children of the sky
lyrics version 5
One way, one way to heaven
Hold your fingers high
One way, free and forgiven
You will be children of the sky
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard the poet say
I took the road less traveled by
And that's made the difference every night and every day
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
Follow, free and forgiven
You can be children of the lamb
In your youth you mighta known the truth
But then spent many years just going down the wrong track
Now that you're older you should be bolder
I think it's time that you were going back
Going back
One way, one way to heaven
Hold your hands up high
Follow, you know it's free and forgiven
You can be children of the sky
Children of the sky
Wo-oh-wo-oh-oh-yeah
Children of the sky
Hold your fingers high
One way, free and forgiven
You will be children of the sky
Two roads diverged in the middle of my life
I heard the poet say
I took the road less traveled by
And that's made the difference every night and every day
One way, one way to heaven
Hold up high your hands
Follow, free and forgiven
You can be children of the lamb
In your youth you mighta known the truth
But then spent many years just going down the wrong track
Now that you're older you should be bolder
I think it's time that you were going back
Going back
One way, one way to heaven
Hold your hands up high
Follow, you know it's free and forgiven
You can be children of the sky
Children of the sky
Wo-oh-wo-oh-oh-yeah
Children of the sky
"Addressing an old blues song about standing at the crossroads and not knowing which way to go, and echoing the pastoral reflection of Robert Frost, Larry sings about the narrow road and the few who find it. "There in another land, where the road and sky meet and where heaven and earth converge in eternity, shall all such pilgrims become children of the sky."