Stranded In Babylon |
1991
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Published on Bandcamp on June 23, 2021
Covers both the European and American mixes and includes the video for God Part III |
oh lydia
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[Cough]
Oh Lydia-ah
I love you so-oh
Brothers and a sisters, welcome to church [Spoken]
[Cough]
Oh Lydia-ah
I love you so-oh
Brothers and a sisters, welcome to church [Spoken]
god part iii
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Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
come away
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I met you on the corner with your lipstick and your lace
Frightened, sad and lonely, I could see it in your face
I asked you what your name was as you leaned against the wall
And when you looked into my eyes I know you heard my spirit call
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, alright now
Your bruised affection, broken heart, your torn and tattered dress
You've had some problems in your life and girl I must confess
That I don't know the answers to all the questions in your head
But I love you little sister, please remember what I've said
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright now
Instead of taking money from lonely men and hanging 'round outside bars
You could lay down in the long grass and look up at the stars
And try to think about the one who hung the galaxies in space
He also has the power girl to help you find your place
So come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You’re gonna be alright, you’re gonna be alright now
You’re gonna be alright now
Yeah
You’re gonna be alright baby
You can
You can go home little girl
And stop running 'round the world
'Cause it's gonna be alright baby
Hmm, hmm, yeah, oh oh ho wo wo oh wo oh wo
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah oh wo oh wo [x2]
I met you on the corner with your lipstick and your lace
Frightened, sad and lonely, I could see it in your face
I asked you what your name was as you leaned against the wall
And when you looked into my eyes I know you heard my spirit call
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, alright now
Your bruised affection, broken heart, your torn and tattered dress
You've had some problems in your life and girl I must confess
That I don't know the answers to all the questions in your head
But I love you little sister, please remember what I've said
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright now
Instead of taking money from lonely men and hanging 'round outside bars
You could lay down in the long grass and look up at the stars
And try to think about the one who hung the galaxies in space
He also has the power girl to help you find your place
So come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You’re gonna be alright, you’re gonna be alright now
You’re gonna be alright now
Yeah
You’re gonna be alright baby
You can
You can go home little girl
And stop running 'round the world
'Cause it's gonna be alright baby
Hmm, hmm, yeah, oh oh ho wo wo oh wo oh wo
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah oh wo oh wo [x2]
hide his heart
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We're gonna do a song that you've never heard befo' [Spoken]
It's like a foreign movie where the lights are dim
He's in love with her but she can't see him
It makes him sometimes feel like he don't exist
But the memories linger of the times they kissed
He still loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
It's like a book he read that Jane Austen wrote
When she's near his heart starts bumping inside his throat
Well he's a wounded man and a suffering fool
But love is mercurial and life is cruel
He loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
And when he drives past the Tower of London
Or walks down the Champs Elysees
Or has lunch with Jackie Onassis
His mind is a million miles away
He feels so tres deshabille
He loves her, yes he loves her
And it's tearing him apart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
So now she's found somebody that she loves more
And he's an out-take on the cutting room floor
She's an actress who has quit the stage
He's a mystery novel with a torn out page
She is leaving and it's tearing him apart
Ah oh
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Ow oh ow ow ow
She makes him feel so ordure blanc
French (protestations)
Spanish (declaratives)
Russian (insistencies)
Ne veshai lapshu na ushi
Pourquoi, purquoi, purquoi
We're gonna do a song that you've never heard befo' [Spoken]
It's like a foreign movie where the lights are dim
He's in love with her but she can't see him
It makes him sometimes feel like he don't exist
But the memories linger of the times they kissed
He still loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
It's like a book he read that Jane Austen wrote
When she's near his heart starts bumping inside his throat
Well he's a wounded man and a suffering fool
But love is mercurial and life is cruel
He loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
And when he drives past the Tower of London
Or walks down the Champs Elysees
Or has lunch with Jackie Onassis
His mind is a million miles away
He feels so tres deshabille
He loves her, yes he loves her
And it's tearing him apart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
So now she's found somebody that she loves more
And he's an out-take on the cutting room floor
She's an actress who has quit the stage
He's a mystery novel with a torn out page
She is leaving and it's tearing him apart
Ah oh
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Ow oh ow ow ow
She makes him feel so ordure blanc
French (protestations)
Spanish (declaratives)
Russian (insistencies)
Ne veshai lapshu na ushi
Pourquoi, purquoi, purquoi
step into the madness
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Hold it hold it
Listen [Spoken]
Step into the madness of a million city streets
Where dealers sell white powder and children stand and bleed
Where local gangs are vicious and cops are so impure
That schoolboys carry uzis so they'll feel secure
Where fathers rape their daughters and beat up on their sons
Until the mother tries to stop him and goes and buys a gun
Where the local church is closed except a couple times a week
And turns its face from all the homeless in the street
Wo oh oh this is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Bankers and controllers make deals on foreign shores
And the CIA ships heroin to finance their secret wars
They sell the madmen weapons then send soldiers to their land
And in the name of God we battle for all the oil under the sand
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Step into the madness
Guitar [Spoken]
This is America brother
Land of the free
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you got the money
If you got the money
Woh step into the madness as a thousand points of light
Illuminate the warheads for the final fight
Step into the madness, say your prayers and drink your tea
Get ready for a kinder, gentler world war three
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you got the money
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free yeah (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And there is liberty
If you've got the money
Step into the madness
Where are those wacky Peters Brothers when you need them [BACKWARDS MASKED]
Hold it hold it
Listen [Spoken]
Step into the madness of a million city streets
Where dealers sell white powder and children stand and bleed
Where local gangs are vicious and cops are so impure
That schoolboys carry uzis so they'll feel secure
Where fathers rape their daughters and beat up on their sons
Until the mother tries to stop him and goes and buys a gun
Where the local church is closed except a couple times a week
And turns its face from all the homeless in the street
Wo oh oh this is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Bankers and controllers make deals on foreign shores
And the CIA ships heroin to finance their secret wars
They sell the madmen weapons then send soldiers to their land
And in the name of God we battle for all the oil under the sand
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Step into the madness
Guitar [Spoken]
This is America brother
Land of the free
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you got the money
If you got the money
Woh step into the madness as a thousand points of light
Illuminate the warheads for the final fight
Step into the madness, say your prayers and drink your tea
Get ready for a kinder, gentler world war three
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you got the money
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free yeah (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And there is liberty
If you've got the money
Step into the madness
Where are those wacky Peters Brothers when you need them [BACKWARDS MASKED]
love is a commitment
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It's not the way to do it [Spoken]
I am on the left side, you are on the right
Even if we both disagree I'm gonna love you with all my might
Love is not a ballad on the top ten chart
Love is not a virus from Cupid's dart
Love is not a promise that you tear apart
Love is a commitment heart to heart
Maybe you feel impoverished but true love can abound
Why don't we expand our love and knock these four walls down
Love is not a matter of time and space
Love is not a flower in a golden vase
Love is not a fantasy in silk and lace
Love is a commitment face to face
I know that you've been hurt before, it's sad to comprehend
But baby I love you rich or poor, so don't think this is the end
Love is not a fire like a burning coal
Love is not a high that you can't control
Love is not a moon and a midnight stroll
Love is a commitment soul to soul
Love can be a blessing or full of strife
Love burns like a kiss cuts like a knife
Love goes far beyond a man and wife
Love is a commitment life to life
Oh oh oh wo oh oh love
Mmm love
I'm talking 'bout love baby
Love
I'm talking 'bout love
Wo oh oh oh love
I'm talking 'bout love
It's not the way to do it [Spoken]
I am on the left side, you are on the right
Even if we both disagree I'm gonna love you with all my might
Love is not a ballad on the top ten chart
Love is not a virus from Cupid's dart
Love is not a promise that you tear apart
Love is a commitment heart to heart
Maybe you feel impoverished but true love can abound
Why don't we expand our love and knock these four walls down
Love is not a matter of time and space
Love is not a flower in a golden vase
Love is not a fantasy in silk and lace
Love is a commitment face to face
I know that you've been hurt before, it's sad to comprehend
But baby I love you rich or poor, so don't think this is the end
Love is not a fire like a burning coal
Love is not a high that you can't control
Love is not a moon and a midnight stroll
Love is a commitment soul to soul
Love can be a blessing or full of strife
Love burns like a kiss cuts like a knife
Love goes far beyond a man and wife
Love is a commitment life to life
Oh oh oh wo oh oh love
Mmm love
I'm talking 'bout love baby
Love
I'm talking 'bout love
Wo oh oh oh love
I'm talking 'bout love
i will survive
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I've had a life of pain and sorrow but I will still be here tomorrow
I will survive, I will survive
And nothing's gonna stop me knowing that love is real, it keeps me going
I will survive, I will survive
When the children are hungry I weep for them
I wanna hold them tight
When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in
I turn up my collar and walk into the night
Come to me my little boy, you have given me life's greatest joy
I will survive, I will survive
This road before us winds beyond the glade, some fall dancing in the slow parade
I will survive, I will survive
As the seasons go by in my father's world
My eyes grow dim
I will trust not in the things I see
But bow my heart and lift my hands to him
Temptation beckons or befalls me, fear and indecision stalls me
But I will survive, I will survive
Illusion shines like diamonds glistening, my father's watching, he is listening
I will survive, I will survive
If you see me walking slowly
Like a man who's blind
If you speak and I do not look up
Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind
Though my days ahead are numbered, my life is rich, I have not slumbered
I will survive, I will survive
Some hearts are pierced by love long lost, let my heart be pierc-ed by the cross
I will survive, I will survive
I will survive
I'm gonna survive
I wanna be free
Mmm, I wanna be free
Friends may come and friends may go
But enemies stay for the late show
I will survive
I will survive
Friendships fail and love's elusive
Life goes quickly, time's abusive
I will survive
I will survive
I've had a life of pain and sorrow but I will still be here tomorrow
I will survive, I will survive
And nothing's gonna stop me knowing that love is real, it keeps me going
I will survive, I will survive
When the children are hungry I weep for them
I wanna hold them tight
When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in
I turn up my collar and walk into the night
Come to me my little boy, you have given me life's greatest joy
I will survive, I will survive
This road before us winds beyond the glade, some fall dancing in the slow parade
I will survive, I will survive
As the seasons go by in my father's world
My eyes grow dim
I will trust not in the things I see
But bow my heart and lift my hands to him
Temptation beckons or befalls me, fear and indecision stalls me
But I will survive, I will survive
Illusion shines like diamonds glistening, my father's watching, he is listening
I will survive, I will survive
If you see me walking slowly
Like a man who's blind
If you speak and I do not look up
Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind
Though my days ahead are numbered, my life is rich, I have not slumbered
I will survive, I will survive
Some hearts are pierced by love long lost, let my heart be pierc-ed by the cross
I will survive, I will survive
I will survive
I'm gonna survive
I wanna be free
Mmm, I wanna be free
Friends may come and friends may go
But enemies stay for the late show
I will survive
I will survive
Friendships fail and love's elusive
Life goes quickly, time's abusive
I will survive
I will survive
all the way home
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Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
This life is hard and the road is long that leads me t'ward the light
Sometimes I trip and stumble in the night
My mind becomes so weary, I just wanna lay down
But I got to keep on going till I reach the higher ground
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
I've had my share of trouble as I've tried to walk this path
Sometimes it's been so hard I've had to laugh
I've spent so many years in sorrow, much of my life in pain
But that's just the way it is, you get the sunshine and the rain
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
Hoping to learn, every wrong turn is a step t'ward the past
Going astray, losing my way, but I found it at last
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
And let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
To carry me all the way
Carry me all the way home
All the way home [x4]
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
This life is hard and the road is long that leads me t'ward the light
Sometimes I trip and stumble in the night
My mind becomes so weary, I just wanna lay down
But I got to keep on going till I reach the higher ground
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
I've had my share of trouble as I've tried to walk this path
Sometimes it's been so hard I've had to laugh
I've spent so many years in sorrow, much of my life in pain
But that's just the way it is, you get the sunshine and the rain
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
Hoping to learn, every wrong turn is a step t'ward the past
Going astray, losing my way, but I found it at last
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
And let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
To carry me all the way
Carry me all the way home
All the way home [x4]
baby's got the blues
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Yeah
One two three four [Spoken]
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
I don't know what to say
Should I go away
And pray for her sorrow
She sits there all alone
As silent as a stone
And I don't know how to help
Should I keep it to myself
And wait for tomorrow
And if I knew how to reach her where the waters run deep
I would give her the words that would help her to sleep
Baby's been so strong
But maybe for too long
Oh she tries so hard to hide
The mystery inside
But it cuts to the marrow
And if I knew what was missing, if I knew what was best
I would give her the peace that would help her to rest
At night she lays in bed
With secrets in her head
With pain too deep for words
And nothing can be heard
But the sound of her breathing
Mercies and angels up above, heaven please help the one I love
Guide the direction that she goes
Watch every step, each hidden stone, please let her know she's not alone
Give her the strength to trust in everything she knows
I've stayed up late at night
My head bowed in the light
And what I think at last
Is the problems in her past
Are the reason she's leaving
And if I knew how to reach her where the waters run deep
She wouldn't have the blues, she wouldn't have the blues
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
If she goes away
Should I try and make her stay
Till her night becomes day
And this deep sadness
Blows away
'Cause heaven knows
My heart is confused
'Cause my baby's got the blues
Ya know my baby's got the blues
Oh baby's got the blues yeh yeh
Baby's got the blue oh
And I don't know what to do, no no no
Baby's got the blues
Yeah
One two three four [Spoken]
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
I don't know what to say
Should I go away
And pray for her sorrow
She sits there all alone
As silent as a stone
And I don't know how to help
Should I keep it to myself
And wait for tomorrow
And if I knew how to reach her where the waters run deep
I would give her the words that would help her to sleep
Baby's been so strong
But maybe for too long
Oh she tries so hard to hide
The mystery inside
But it cuts to the marrow
And if I knew what was missing, if I knew what was best
I would give her the peace that would help her to rest
At night she lays in bed
With secrets in her head
With pain too deep for words
And nothing can be heard
But the sound of her breathing
Mercies and angels up above, heaven please help the one I love
Guide the direction that she goes
Watch every step, each hidden stone, please let her know she's not alone
Give her the strength to trust in everything she knows
I've stayed up late at night
My head bowed in the light
And what I think at last
Is the problems in her past
Are the reason she's leaving
And if I knew how to reach her where the waters run deep
She wouldn't have the blues, she wouldn't have the blues
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
If she goes away
Should I try and make her stay
Till her night becomes day
And this deep sadness
Blows away
'Cause heaven knows
My heart is confused
'Cause my baby's got the blues
Ya know my baby's got the blues
Oh baby's got the blues yeh yeh
Baby's got the blue oh
And I don't know what to do, no no no
Baby's got the blues
a dangerous place to be
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This is serious business [Spoken]
I saw you with your suitcase
And your guitar in your hand
And your blue suede shoes were pointing
Toward the promised land
Some men are ruined by failure
Some by their success
Some men are ruined by the wiles of a
Wicked woman in a low cut dress
Those heading for destruction are blind and they cannot see
And where they're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Falling down the scarlet staircase
Comes Jubal's last band
They can't see the cross 'cause they're too busy listening
To the clapping of one hand
I'll be waiting in Armageddon
When the lawyers come around
I'll be praying for the strength of Samson
To pull the courtroom down
Don't let anybody tell you that your soul is already free
'Cause you'll die and where you'll wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Like the chief of sinners among absolute beginners
Busy dying the daily death
Falling down in loneliness but I rose up in peacefulness
And now I'm living from breath to breath
Well I am only human
Everybody knows my sin
They bring it up in conversation
Again and again
I may have had a broken spirit
But I was trying to do my best
And the ones who refuse to forgive me should just stone me
So I can get some rest
You've gotta learn to believe what you cannot see
Or where you're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Does he have to die over and over
Be crucified over and over
Will you live the lies over and over
Or change the way you live
Looking for direction, waiting for a sign
Standing still on the road I was on
I keep coming to the crossroads and sometimes there's no warning saying
This way to Babylon
I'm looking for a sign to follow and a road to travel on
Until I get a clear direction I'm stranded in Babylon [x2]
This is serious business [Spoken]
I saw you with your suitcase
And your guitar in your hand
And your blue suede shoes were pointing
Toward the promised land
Some men are ruined by failure
Some by their success
Some men are ruined by the wiles of a
Wicked woman in a low cut dress
Those heading for destruction are blind and they cannot see
And where they're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Falling down the scarlet staircase
Comes Jubal's last band
They can't see the cross 'cause they're too busy listening
To the clapping of one hand
I'll be waiting in Armageddon
When the lawyers come around
I'll be praying for the strength of Samson
To pull the courtroom down
Don't let anybody tell you that your soul is already free
'Cause you'll die and where you'll wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Like the chief of sinners among absolute beginners
Busy dying the daily death
Falling down in loneliness but I rose up in peacefulness
And now I'm living from breath to breath
Well I am only human
Everybody knows my sin
They bring it up in conversation
Again and again
I may have had a broken spirit
But I was trying to do my best
And the ones who refuse to forgive me should just stone me
So I can get some rest
You've gotta learn to believe what you cannot see
Or where you're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Does he have to die over and over
Be crucified over and over
Will you live the lies over and over
Or change the way you live
Looking for direction, waiting for a sign
Standing still on the road I was on
I keep coming to the crossroads and sometimes there's no warning saying
This way to Babylon
I'm looking for a sign to follow and a road to travel on
Until I get a clear direction I'm stranded in Babylon [x2]
white trash stomp
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Going to Corpus to see grandpa Joe
Get me a haircut, eat at The Chilli Bowl
Sneak out the back door with a fishing pole
Me and my sister and my brother too
We sing in the desert like the coyotes do
Accidental touring in the human zoo
Ow ow ow
Naughty Nina played the eighty-eights
Never had no trouble getting the dates
Believe she's gonna surprise us at the pearly gates
Don't mock the albino, respect the octoroon
Our skin be like porcelain, pale as the moon
We dance the dysfunct hucklebuck but gonna rewrite the tune
Going up to Charlestown, I'm gonna see my ma
Feet up on the ottoman with my old pa
Then head for the kitchen, we'll sit around and jaw
Over skillet cornbread we discuss the law
Black-eyed peas, collard greens
Rochambeau, time to go
Going to Corpus to see grandpa Joe
Get me a haircut, eat at The Chilli Bowl
Sneak out the back door with a fishing pole
Me and my sister and my brother too
We sing in the desert like the coyotes do
Accidental touring in the human zoo
Ow ow ow
Naughty Nina played the eighty-eights
Never had no trouble getting the dates
Believe she's gonna surprise us at the pearly gates
Don't mock the albino, respect the octoroon
Our skin be like porcelain, pale as the moon
We dance the dysfunct hucklebuck but gonna rewrite the tune
Going up to Charlestown, I'm gonna see my ma
Feet up on the ottoman with my old pa
Then head for the kitchen, we'll sit around and jaw
Over skillet cornbread we discuss the law
Black-eyed peas, collard greens
Rochambeau, time to go
let the rain fall down
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My woman left me, felt like she left me for another man
You know it came as some surprise, it wasn't in the plan
She never told me nothing was wrong, she didn't give me a clue
But one morning there was a knock on the door and I found out we were through
I saw my future fading and with the papers in my hand
I found myself transported into this desert land
My feet are burning, the hour is getting late
My journey is much too long and time will not wait
So heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
As through this life you ramble and through this world you roam
You might live in a lot of places and never find your home
As down the road you wander, through the open fields you cross
You must never stop believing, for all is not lost
And don't worry 'bout the unfaithful lover and false friend
For the love that you have given is what matters in the end
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
Oh let the rain fall, let it fall on me
Oh let the rain fall down on me
Life is complicated, very hard to live
I try to turn my cheek to everything my enemies give
I got a lot of compassion for the sinners and the slaves
I've got a message for those not in their graves
He will cover you with water and baptize your pain
If you let his power wash you clean and soothe your fevered brain
Oh heavenly father
Help me thine to be
You let the rain fall on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall
I didn't know you were my father
I thought you were the hanging judge
And when I came into your courtroom
I thought you'd hold a grudge
I thought I was a lowly servant
I didn't know I was your son
And I didn't know you had forgiveness
For anything I might have done
This world is crumbling, your kingdom is at hand
Give me the strength to live and help me to stand
There's gonna be a collision, the world is going fast
A mortgaged future meets a bankrupt past
A change is coming and people slumber in their bed
Storm clouds are bringing rain, the moon is turning red
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall on me
Dearest father
Help me thine to be
You know the rain falls on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall on me
Let it fall on me
Let this good life be the life we lead
Let our faith grow like a mustard seed
Let his love be all the love we need
To carry us all the way home
My woman left me, felt like she left me for another man
You know it came as some surprise, it wasn't in the plan
She never told me nothing was wrong, she didn't give me a clue
But one morning there was a knock on the door and I found out we were through
I saw my future fading and with the papers in my hand
I found myself transported into this desert land
My feet are burning, the hour is getting late
My journey is much too long and time will not wait
So heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
As through this life you ramble and through this world you roam
You might live in a lot of places and never find your home
As down the road you wander, through the open fields you cross
You must never stop believing, for all is not lost
And don't worry 'bout the unfaithful lover and false friend
For the love that you have given is what matters in the end
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
Oh let the rain fall, let it fall on me
Oh let the rain fall down on me
Life is complicated, very hard to live
I try to turn my cheek to everything my enemies give
I got a lot of compassion for the sinners and the slaves
I've got a message for those not in their graves
He will cover you with water and baptize your pain
If you let his power wash you clean and soothe your fevered brain
Oh heavenly father
Help me thine to be
You let the rain fall on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall
I didn't know you were my father
I thought you were the hanging judge
And when I came into your courtroom
I thought you'd hold a grudge
I thought I was a lowly servant
I didn't know I was your son
And I didn't know you had forgiveness
For anything I might have done
This world is crumbling, your kingdom is at hand
Give me the strength to live and help me to stand
There's gonna be a collision, the world is going fast
A mortgaged future meets a bankrupt past
A change is coming and people slumber in their bed
Storm clouds are bringing rain, the moon is turning red
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall on me
Dearest father
Help me thine to be
You know the rain falls on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall on me
Let it fall on me
Let this good life be the life we lead
Let our faith grow like a mustard seed
Let his love be all the love we need
To carry us all the way home
under the eye
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When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And the things which went wrong, that lasted so long
Yeah when I was feeling bad, maybe lonely and sad
I'd put my hands to my head and wonder where life led
And where I was going to when my journey was through
But meanwhile up high I was always under the eye
The mystery of love, the push and the shove
Of friendship betrayed, of plans I mislaid
The oceans I crossed, the things that I lost
With the world in my hands as dreams turned to sand
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Yeh that was just a lie, a-darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And the things which went wrong, that lasted so long
Yeah when I was feeling bad, maybe lonely and sad
I'd put my hands to my head and wonder where life led
And where I was going to when my journey was through
But meanwhile up high I was always under the eye
The mystery of love, the push and the shove
Of friendship betrayed, of plans I mislaid
The oceans I crossed, the things that I lost
With the world in my hands as dreams turned to sand
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Yeh that was just a lie, a-darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
This album as above was originally released in Europe and its American release was delayed after Larry suffered a heart attack. The initial US version, catalogue number SRCD-016 was the same as the European one, but was only available briefly and is very rare. The better known US version - per below - was quite heavily edited / remixed and given a different running order. Tracks marked ** are unchanged. The 2004 and 2009 issues reverted to the European version musically, albeit remastered and with some tack gaps altered
oh lydia **
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[Cough]
Oh Lydia-ah
I love you so-oh
Brothers and a sisters, welcome to church [Spoken]
[Cough]
Oh Lydia-ah
I love you so-oh
Brothers and a sisters, welcome to church [Spoken]
god part iii **
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Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
step into the madness
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Hold it hold it [Spoken]
Step into the madness of a million city streets
Where dealers sell white powder and children stand and bleed
Where local gangs are vicious and cops are so impure
That schoolboys carry uzis so they'll feel secure
Where fathers rape their daughters and beat up on their sons
Until the mother tries to stop him and goes and buys a gun
Where the local church is closed except a couple times a week
And turns its face from all the homeless in the street
Wo oh oh this is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you’ve got the money
Bankers and controllers make deals on foreign shores
And the CIA ships heroin to finance their secret wars
They sell the madmen weapons then send soldiers to their land
And in the name of God we battle for all the oil under the sand
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you’ve got the money
Step into the madness
Guitar
Woh step into the madness as a thousand points of light
Illuminate the warheads for the final fight
Step into the madness, say your prayers and drink your tea
Get ready for a kinder, gentler world war three
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you’ve got the money
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free yeah (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And there is liberty
If you've got the money
Step into the madness
Where are those wacky Peters Brothers when you need them [BACKWARDS MASKED]
Hold it hold it [Spoken]
Step into the madness of a million city streets
Where dealers sell white powder and children stand and bleed
Where local gangs are vicious and cops are so impure
That schoolboys carry uzis so they'll feel secure
Where fathers rape their daughters and beat up on their sons
Until the mother tries to stop him and goes and buys a gun
Where the local church is closed except a couple times a week
And turns its face from all the homeless in the street
Wo oh oh this is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you’ve got the money
Bankers and controllers make deals on foreign shores
And the CIA ships heroin to finance their secret wars
They sell the madmen weapons then send soldiers to their land
And in the name of God we battle for all the oil under the sand
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you’ve got the money
Step into the madness
Guitar
Woh step into the madness as a thousand points of light
Illuminate the warheads for the final fight
Step into the madness, say your prayers and drink your tea
Get ready for a kinder, gentler world war three
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you’ve got the money
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free yeah (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And there is liberty
If you've got the money
Step into the madness
Where are those wacky Peters Brothers when you need them [BACKWARDS MASKED]
come away **
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I met you on the corner with your lipstick and your lace
Frightened, sad and lonely, I could see it in your face
I asked you what your name was as you leaned against the wall
And when you looked into my eyes I know you heard my spirit call
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, alright now
Your bruised affection, broken heart, your torn and tattered dress
You've had some problems in your life and girl I must confess
That I don't know the answers to all the questions in your head
But I love you little sister, please remember what I've said
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright now
Instead of taking money from lonely men and hanging 'round outside bars
You could lay down in the long grass and look up at the stars
And try to think about the one who hung the galaxies in space
He also has the power girl to help you find your place
So come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You’re gonna be alright, you’re gonna be alright now
You’re gonna be alright now
Yeah
You’re gonna be alright baby
You can
You can go home little girl
And stop running 'round the world
'Cause it's gonna be alright baby
Hmm, hmm, yeah, oh oh ho wo wo oh wo oh wo
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah oh wo oh wo [x2]
I met you on the corner with your lipstick and your lace
Frightened, sad and lonely, I could see it in your face
I asked you what your name was as you leaned against the wall
And when you looked into my eyes I know you heard my spirit call
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, alright now
Your bruised affection, broken heart, your torn and tattered dress
You've had some problems in your life and girl I must confess
That I don't know the answers to all the questions in your head
But I love you little sister, please remember what I've said
Come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You're gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright now
Instead of taking money from lonely men and hanging 'round outside bars
You could lay down in the long grass and look up at the stars
And try to think about the one who hung the galaxies in space
He also has the power girl to help you find your place
So come away from this restless night
Come away and walk in the light
You say it's grey but life is black and white
You’re gonna be alright, you’re gonna be alright now
You’re gonna be alright now
Yeah
You’re gonna be alright baby
You can
You can go home little girl
And stop running 'round the world
'Cause it's gonna be alright baby
Hmm, hmm, yeah, oh oh ho wo wo oh wo oh wo
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah oh wo oh wo [x2]
hide his heart **
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We're gonna do a song that you've never heard befo' [Spoken]
It's like a foreign movie where the lights are dim
He's in love with her but she can't see him
It makes him sometimes feel like he don't exist
But the memories linger of the times they kissed
He still loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
It's like a book he read that Jane Austen wrote
When she's near his heart starts bumping inside his throat
Well he's a wounded man and a suffering fool
But love is mercurial and life is cruel
He loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
And when he drives past the Tower of London
Or walks down the Champs Elysees
Or has lunch with Jackie Onassis
His mind is a million miles away
He feels so tres deshabille
He loves her, yes he loves her
And it's tearing him apart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
So now she's found somebody that she loves more
And he's an out-take on the cutting room floor
She's an actress who has quit the stage
He's a mystery novel with a torn out page
She is leaving and it's tearing him apart
Ah oh
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Ow oh ow ow ow
She makes him feel so ordure blanc
French (protestations)
Spanish (declaratives)
Russian (insistencies)
Ne veshai lapshu na ushi
Pourquoi, purquoi, purquoi
We're gonna do a song that you've never heard befo' [Spoken]
It's like a foreign movie where the lights are dim
He's in love with her but she can't see him
It makes him sometimes feel like he don't exist
But the memories linger of the times they kissed
He still loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
It's like a book he read that Jane Austen wrote
When she's near his heart starts bumping inside his throat
Well he's a wounded man and a suffering fool
But love is mercurial and life is cruel
He loves her and it's tearing him apart
And he don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
And when he drives past the Tower of London
Or walks down the Champs Elysees
Or has lunch with Jackie Onassis
His mind is a million miles away
He feels so tres deshabille
He loves her, yes he loves her
And it's tearing him apart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
So now she's found somebody that she loves more
And he's an out-take on the cutting room floor
She's an actress who has quit the stage
He's a mystery novel with a torn out page
She is leaving and it's tearing him apart
Ah oh
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Don't know whether to hide his heart
He don't know whether to hide his heart
Ow oh ow ow ow
She makes him feel so ordure blanc
French (protestations)
Spanish (declaratives)
Russian (insistencies)
Ne veshai lapshu na ushi
Pourquoi, purquoi, purquoi
baby's got the blues
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Yeah
One two three four
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
I don't know what to say
Should I go away
And pray for her sorrow
She sits there all alone
As silent as a stone
And I don't know how to help
Should I keep it to myself
And wait for tomorrow
And if I knew what was missing, if I knew what was best
I would give her the peace that would help her to rest
At night she lays in bed
With secrets in her head
With pain too deep for words
And nothing can be heard
But the sound of her breathing
Mercies and angels up above, heaven please help the one I love
Guide the direction that she goes
Watch every step each hidden stone, please let her know she's not alone
Give her the strength to trust in everything she knows
I've stayed up late at night
My head bowed in the light
And what I think at last
Is the problems in her past
Are the reason she's leaving
And if I knew how to reach her where the waters run deep
She wouldn't have the blues, she wouldn't have the blues
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
If she goes away
Should I try and make her stay
Till her night becomes day
And this deep sadness
Blows away
'Cause heaven knows
My heart is confused
'Cause my baby's got the blues
Ya know my baby's got the blues
Oh baby's got the blues yeh yeh
Baby's got the blue oh
And I don't know what to do no no no
Baby's got the blues
Yeah
One two three four
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
I don't know what to say
Should I go away
And pray for her sorrow
She sits there all alone
As silent as a stone
And I don't know how to help
Should I keep it to myself
And wait for tomorrow
And if I knew what was missing, if I knew what was best
I would give her the peace that would help her to rest
At night she lays in bed
With secrets in her head
With pain too deep for words
And nothing can be heard
But the sound of her breathing
Mercies and angels up above, heaven please help the one I love
Guide the direction that she goes
Watch every step each hidden stone, please let her know she's not alone
Give her the strength to trust in everything she knows
I've stayed up late at night
My head bowed in the light
And what I think at last
Is the problems in her past
Are the reason she's leaving
And if I knew how to reach her where the waters run deep
She wouldn't have the blues, she wouldn't have the blues
You know my baby's got the blues
And I don't know what to do
If she goes away
Should I try and make her stay
Till her night becomes day
And this deep sadness
Blows away
'Cause heaven knows
My heart is confused
'Cause my baby's got the blues
Ya know my baby's got the blues
Oh baby's got the blues yeh yeh
Baby's got the blue oh
And I don't know what to do no no no
Baby's got the blues
all the way home
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This life is hard and the road is long that leads me t'ward the light
Sometimes I trip and stumble in the night
My mind becomes so weary I just wanna lay down
But I got to keep on going till I reach the higher ground
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
I've had my share of trouble as I've tried to walk this path
Sometimes it's been so hard I've had to laugh
I've spent so many years in sorrow, much of my life in pain
But that's just the way it is, you get the sunshine and the rain
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
Hoping to learn, every wrong turn is a step t'ward the past
Going astray, losing my way, but I found it at last
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
And let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
To carry me all the way
Carry me all the way home
All the way home [x4]
This life is hard and the road is long that leads me t'ward the light
Sometimes I trip and stumble in the night
My mind becomes so weary I just wanna lay down
But I got to keep on going till I reach the higher ground
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
I've had my share of trouble as I've tried to walk this path
Sometimes it's been so hard I've had to laugh
I've spent so many years in sorrow, much of my life in pain
But that's just the way it is, you get the sunshine and the rain
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
Hoping to learn, every wrong turn is a step t'ward the past
Going astray, losing my way, but I found it at last
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
And let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
To carry me all the way
Carry me all the way home
All the way home [x4]
love is a commitment
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It's not the way to do it [Spoken]
I am on the left side you are on the right
Even if we both disagree I'm gonna love you with all my might
Love is not a ballad on the top ten chart
Love is not a virus from Cupid's dart
Love is not a promise that you tear apart
Love is a commitment heart to heart
Maybe you feel impoverished but true love can abound
Why don't we expand our love and knock these four walls down
Love is not a matter of time and space
Love is not a flower in a golden vase
Love is not a fantasy in silk and lace
Love is a commitment face to face
I know that you've been hurt before, it's sad to comprehend
But baby I love you rich or poor so don't think this is the end
Love can be a blessing or full of strife
Love burns like a kiss cuts like a knife
Love goes far beyond a man and wife
Love is a commitment life to life
Oh oh oh wo oh oh love
Mmm love
I'm talking 'bout love baby
Love
I'm talking 'bout love
Wo oh oh oh love
I'm talking 'bout love
It's not the way to do it [Spoken]
I am on the left side you are on the right
Even if we both disagree I'm gonna love you with all my might
Love is not a ballad on the top ten chart
Love is not a virus from Cupid's dart
Love is not a promise that you tear apart
Love is a commitment heart to heart
Maybe you feel impoverished but true love can abound
Why don't we expand our love and knock these four walls down
Love is not a matter of time and space
Love is not a flower in a golden vase
Love is not a fantasy in silk and lace
Love is a commitment face to face
I know that you've been hurt before, it's sad to comprehend
But baby I love you rich or poor so don't think this is the end
Love can be a blessing or full of strife
Love burns like a kiss cuts like a knife
Love goes far beyond a man and wife
Love is a commitment life to life
Oh oh oh wo oh oh love
Mmm love
I'm talking 'bout love baby
Love
I'm talking 'bout love
Wo oh oh oh love
I'm talking 'bout love
i will survive
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I've had a life of pain and sorrow but I will still be here tomorrow
I will survive, I will survive
Illusion shines like diamonds glistening, my father's watching, he is listening
I will survive, I will survive
When the children are hungry I weep for them
I wanna hold them tight
When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in
I turn up my collar and walk into the night
Come to me my little boy, you have given me life's greatest joy
I will survive, I will survive
This road before us winds beyond the glade, some fall dancing in the slow parade
I will survive, I will survive
As the seasons go by in my father's world
My eyes grow dim
I will trust not in the things I see
But bow my heart and lift my hands to him
Temptation beckons or befalls me, fear and indecision stalls me
I will survive, I will survive
If you see me walking slowly
Like a man who's blind
If you speak and I do not look up
Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind
Though my days ahead are numbered, my life is rich I have not slumbered
I will survive, I will survive
Some hearts are pierced by love long lost, let my heart be pierc-ed by the cross
I will survive, I will survive
I will survive
I'm gonna survive
I wanna be free
Mmm I wanna be free
Friends may come and friends may go
But enemies stay for the late show
I will survive
I will survive
Friendships fail and love's elusive
Life goes quickly, time's abusive
I will survive
I will survive
I've had a life of pain and sorrow but I will still be here tomorrow
I will survive, I will survive
Illusion shines like diamonds glistening, my father's watching, he is listening
I will survive, I will survive
When the children are hungry I weep for them
I wanna hold them tight
When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in
I turn up my collar and walk into the night
Come to me my little boy, you have given me life's greatest joy
I will survive, I will survive
This road before us winds beyond the glade, some fall dancing in the slow parade
I will survive, I will survive
As the seasons go by in my father's world
My eyes grow dim
I will trust not in the things I see
But bow my heart and lift my hands to him
Temptation beckons or befalls me, fear and indecision stalls me
I will survive, I will survive
If you see me walking slowly
Like a man who's blind
If you speak and I do not look up
Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind
Though my days ahead are numbered, my life is rich I have not slumbered
I will survive, I will survive
Some hearts are pierced by love long lost, let my heart be pierc-ed by the cross
I will survive, I will survive
I will survive
I'm gonna survive
I wanna be free
Mmm I wanna be free
Friends may come and friends may go
But enemies stay for the late show
I will survive
I will survive
Friendships fail and love's elusive
Life goes quickly, time's abusive
I will survive
I will survive
a dangerous place to be
[Go to Song Page]
This is serious business [Spoken]
I saw you with your suitcase
And your guitar in your hand
And your blue suede shoes were pointing
Toward the promised land
Some men are ruined by failure
Some by their success
Some men are ruined by the wiles of a
Wicked woman in a low cut dress
Those heading for destruction are blind and they cannot see
And where they're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Falling down the scarlet staircase
Comes Jubal's last band
They can't see the cross 'cause they're too busy listening
To the clapping of one hand
I'll be waiting in Armageddon
When the lawyers come around
I'll be praying for the strength of Samson
To pull the courtroom down
Don't let anybody tell you that your soul is already free
'Cause you'll die and where you'll wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Like the chief of sinners among absolute beginners
Busy dying the daily death
Falling down in loneliness but I rose up in peacefulness
And now I'm living from breath to breath
Well I am only human
Everybody knows my sin
They bring it up in conversation
Again and again
I may have had a broken spirit
But I was trying to do my best
And the ones who refuse to forgive me should just stone me
So I can get some rest
You've gotta learn to believe what you cannot see
Or where you're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Does he have to die over and over
Be crucified over and over
Will you live the lies over and over
Or change the way you live
Looking for direction, waiting for a sign
Standing still on the road I was on
I keep coming to the crossroads and sometimes there's no warning saying
This way to Babylon
I'm looking for a sign to follow and a road to travel on
Until I get a clear direction I'm stranded in Babylon [x2]
This is serious business [Spoken]
I saw you with your suitcase
And your guitar in your hand
And your blue suede shoes were pointing
Toward the promised land
Some men are ruined by failure
Some by their success
Some men are ruined by the wiles of a
Wicked woman in a low cut dress
Those heading for destruction are blind and they cannot see
And where they're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Falling down the scarlet staircase
Comes Jubal's last band
They can't see the cross 'cause they're too busy listening
To the clapping of one hand
I'll be waiting in Armageddon
When the lawyers come around
I'll be praying for the strength of Samson
To pull the courtroom down
Don't let anybody tell you that your soul is already free
'Cause you'll die and where you'll wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Like the chief of sinners among absolute beginners
Busy dying the daily death
Falling down in loneliness but I rose up in peacefulness
And now I'm living from breath to breath
Well I am only human
Everybody knows my sin
They bring it up in conversation
Again and again
I may have had a broken spirit
But I was trying to do my best
And the ones who refuse to forgive me should just stone me
So I can get some rest
You've gotta learn to believe what you cannot see
Or where you're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Does he have to die over and over
Be crucified over and over
Will you live the lies over and over
Or change the way you live
Looking for direction, waiting for a sign
Standing still on the road I was on
I keep coming to the crossroads and sometimes there's no warning saying
This way to Babylon
I'm looking for a sign to follow and a road to travel on
Until I get a clear direction I'm stranded in Babylon [x2]
white trash stomp **
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Going to Corpus to see grandpa Joe
Get me a haircut, eat at The Chilli Bowl
Sneak out the back door with a fishing pole
Me and my sister and my brother too
We sing in the desert like the coyotes do
Accidental touring in the human zoo
Ow ow ow
Naughty Nina played the eighty-eights
Never had no trouble getting the dates
Believe she's gonna surprise us at the pearly gates
Don't mock the albino, respect the octoroon
Our skin be like porcelain, pale as the moon
We dance the dysfunct hucklebuck but gonna rewrite the tune
Going up to Charlestown, I'm gonna see my ma
Feet up on the ottoman with my old pa
Then head for the kitchen, we'll sit around and jaw
Over skillet cornbread we discuss the law
Black-eyed peas, collard greens
Rochambeau, time to go
Going to Corpus to see grandpa Joe
Get me a haircut, eat at The Chilli Bowl
Sneak out the back door with a fishing pole
Me and my sister and my brother too
We sing in the desert like the coyotes do
Accidental touring in the human zoo
Ow ow ow
Naughty Nina played the eighty-eights
Never had no trouble getting the dates
Believe she's gonna surprise us at the pearly gates
Don't mock the albino, respect the octoroon
Our skin be like porcelain, pale as the moon
We dance the dysfunct hucklebuck but gonna rewrite the tune
Going up to Charlestown, I'm gonna see my ma
Feet up on the ottoman with my old pa
Then head for the kitchen, we'll sit around and jaw
Over skillet cornbread we discuss the law
Black-eyed peas, collard greens
Rochambeau, time to go
under the eye
[Go to Song Page]
When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And things that went wrong and lasted so long
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high, I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And things that went wrong and lasted so long
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high, I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
let the rain fall down **
[Go to Song Page]
My woman left me, felt like she left me for another man
You know it came as some surprise, it wasn't in the plan
She never told me nothing was wrong, she didn't give me a clue
But one morning there was a knock on the door and I found out we were through
I saw my future fading and with the papers in my hand
I found myself transported into this desert land
My feet are burning, the hour is getting late
My journey is much too long and time will not wait
So heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
As through this life you ramble and through this world you roam
You might live in a lot of places and never find your home
As down the road you wander, through the open fields you cross
You must never stop believing, for all is not lost
And don't worry 'bout the unfaithful lover and false friend
For the love that you have given is what matters in the end
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
Oh let the rain fall, let it fall on me
Oh let the rain fall down on me
Life is complicated, very hard to live
I try to turn my cheek to everything my enemies give
I got a lot of compassion for the sinners and the slaves
I've got a message for those not in their graves
He will cover you with water and baptize your pain
If you let his power wash you clean and soothe your fevered brain
Oh heavenly father
Help me thine to be
You let the rain fall on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall
I didn't know you were my father
I thought you were the hanging judge
And when I came into your courtroom
I thought you'd hold a grudge
I thought I was a lowly servant
I didn't know I was your son
And I didn't know you had forgiveness
For anything I might have done
This world is crumbling, your kingdom is at hand
Give me the strength to live and help me to stand
There's gonna be a collision, the world is going fast
A mortgaged future meets a bankrupt past
A change is coming and people slumber in their bed
Storm clouds are bringing rain, the moon is turning red
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall on me
Dearest father
Help me thine to be
You know the rain falls on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall on me
Let it fall on me
Let this good life be the life we lead
Let our faith grow like a mustard seed
Let his love be all the love we need
To carry us all the way home
My woman left me, felt like she left me for another man
You know it came as some surprise, it wasn't in the plan
She never told me nothing was wrong, she didn't give me a clue
But one morning there was a knock on the door and I found out we were through
I saw my future fading and with the papers in my hand
I found myself transported into this desert land
My feet are burning, the hour is getting late
My journey is much too long and time will not wait
So heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
As through this life you ramble and through this world you roam
You might live in a lot of places and never find your home
As down the road you wander, through the open fields you cross
You must never stop believing, for all is not lost
And don't worry 'bout the unfaithful lover and false friend
For the love that you have given is what matters in the end
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
Oh let the rain fall, let it fall on me
Oh let the rain fall down on me
Life is complicated, very hard to live
I try to turn my cheek to everything my enemies give
I got a lot of compassion for the sinners and the slaves
I've got a message for those not in their graves
He will cover you with water and baptize your pain
If you let his power wash you clean and soothe your fevered brain
Oh heavenly father
Help me thine to be
You let the rain fall on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall
I didn't know you were my father
I thought you were the hanging judge
And when I came into your courtroom
I thought you'd hold a grudge
I thought I was a lowly servant
I didn't know I was your son
And I didn't know you had forgiveness
For anything I might have done
This world is crumbling, your kingdom is at hand
Give me the strength to live and help me to stand
There's gonna be a collision, the world is going fast
A mortgaged future meets a bankrupt past
A change is coming and people slumber in their bed
Storm clouds are bringing rain, the moon is turning red
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall on me
Dearest father
Help me thine to be
You know the rain falls on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall on me
Let it fall on me
Let this good life be the life we lead
Let our faith grow like a mustard seed
Let his love be all the love we need
To carry us all the way home
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Spark Music CD-SK 7017 [1991, Holland]
Kode: SIB-NE1 20 page booklet with lyrics and write ups [Lucy Way Solid Rock address] |
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Matrix, on disc front: 'SK7017CD', 'DISC MFG, INC. (H)', 'W.O. 26243-1'
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Spark Music CD-SK 7017 [1991, Holland]
Kode: SIB-NE2 20 page booklet with lyrics and write ups [Hector Lane Solid Rock address and blue left spine] |
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Matrix, on disc rear: 'DYNAMIC LASERDISC GMISK 7017 DIGIP'
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SIB-NE2 has a 'blue' left spine, both in terms of the image shade and the 'Wall Street Journal' text. Note that only the Spark releases have the rear inlay image wrapping round to the spine. All other versions (and the right Spark spine) have a plain white background
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Spark Music CD-SK 7017 [1991, Holland]
Kode: SIB-NE4 20 page booklet with lyrics and write ups [Hector Lane Solid Rock address] |
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Same matrix as SIB-NE2
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Solid Rock Communications Group SRCD-016 [1993, USA]
Kode: SIB-US1 20 page booklet with lyrics and write ups This version was only sold for a very short time |
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Matrix, on disc front: 'DIDX-014753', '1'
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Solid Rock Records SRD 016 [1994, USA]
Kode: SIB-US2 Sonrise Music Company distributed 12 page booklet with lyrics and write up |
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Matrix, on disc rear, 'ARC', '71 SRD 016-2 SRC##02', '*M1', 'S1'
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Solid Rock Records SRD 016 [1994, USA]
Kode: SIB-US3 12 page booklet with lyrics and write up |
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Matrix, on disc front: '01128-A', 'IFPI L124'
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Matrix, on disc rear: 'CCD-177-0014', 'SRD 007-016', 'G1 950404', 'MASTERED BY AMI, AMERICAN MULTIMEDIA INC'
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Solid Rock Records SRD-016 [2004, USA, CDR]
Kode: SIB-US5 16 page booklet with lyrics and write up |
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Solid Rock Records SRDX-007 [2009, USA]
Kode: SIB-US6 12 page booklet with lyrics |
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Matrix, on disc rear: 'CA / - STRANDED IN BABYLON #2 - 38746'. Mould markings: 'IFPI VL01'
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Spark Music SKC 7017 [1991, Holland]
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Kode: SIB-NE3
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Solid Rock Records SRX 016 [1994, US]
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Kode: SIB-US4
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Charles Norman: "I was stuck in Kvinnesdal, Norway for 11 months with an SP-1200 drum machine, a Roland S-550 sampler and an Ensoniq keyboard and wrote the songs and played all the instruments on the "Babylon" album. A couple of the songs were Larry's ideas though". The unusual sounds were "Mostly samples of weird instruments like slide whistles and flutes that I turned into weirdness... A lot of sounds from cartoons as well".