The Very Best Of Larry Norman Volume 2 |
2005
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Published on Bandcamp on November 21, 2021
Note that Twist And Shout and Shout are removed due to Bandcamp policy on covers |
As a 'best of' compilation, this popular release doesn't contain any 'new' recordings. Unlike Volume 1 however, there is no meaningful editing. See bottom of page for details
small circle of friends
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Well my life is filled with songs
But I just could not get along without my friends
And I'm happy now but when this good life ends
I know a better life begins
And love to you sir Stonehill
Armed with your axe full gallop on your amp
Ah you're so crazy but you know it
And I love you as we both crawl toward the lamp
With Clapton on guitar
And Charlie on the drums
McCartney on the Hofner bass
With blisters on his thumbs
Dear Bobby watch your fears all hide
And disappear while love inside starts growing
Ah let it keep growing
You're older but less colder
Than the jokes and folks you spent your childhood snowing
And someone died for all you friends
But even better yet he lives again
And if this song does not make sense to you
I hope his spirit slips on through
He loves you
He loves you, he loves you
And if these words do not appeal to you
I hope his spirit slips on through
He loves you
He loves you, he loves you
And if this song does not make sense to you
I hope his spirit slips on through
You know he loves you
Well my life is filled with songs
But I just could not get along without my friends
And I'm happy now but when this good life ends
I know a better life begins
And love to you sir Stonehill
Armed with your axe full gallop on your amp
Ah you're so crazy but you know it
And I love you as we both crawl toward the lamp
With Clapton on guitar
And Charlie on the drums
McCartney on the Hofner bass
With blisters on his thumbs
Dear Bobby watch your fears all hide
And disappear while love inside starts growing
Ah let it keep growing
You're older but less colder
Than the jokes and folks you spent your childhood snowing
And someone died for all you friends
But even better yet he lives again
And if this song does not make sense to you
I hope his spirit slips on through
He loves you
He loves you, he loves you
And if these words do not appeal to you
I hope his spirit slips on through
He loves you
He loves you, he loves you
And if this song does not make sense to you
I hope his spirit slips on through
You know he loves you
diamonds
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You can take your diamonds and lock them in your room
And you will lose everything you save
(La la la la la-ah)
You can take your flowers and lay them on his tomb
But I know he rose up from the grave
Wo ho ho oh
Oh ho oh
Oh ho oh oh oh-oh
You can take your diamonds and lock them in your room
And you will lose everything you save
(La la la la la-ah)
You can take your flowers and lay them on his tomb
But I know he rose up from the grave
Wo ho ho oh
Oh ho oh
Oh ho oh oh oh-oh
one way
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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
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
let that tape keep rolling
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Hello [Spoken]
Well I woke up in the morning, I said a morning prayer
I washed my face with soap and ran my fingers through my hair
I went down to the studio on Hollywood and Vine
The clock said 'leven thirty, well I made it just in time
I greeted the musicians, I grabbed the nearest chair
I started playing my guitar and told the engineer
C'mon let that tape keep rolling [x4]
C'mon let that tape keep rolling, c'mon c'mon c'mon
The first song that we cut was called "Lonely By Myself"
I'll do the vocal later you can leave it on the shelf
The second song we cut was called "Unlucky Blues"
The session's getting better now, we're turning on the juice
The last song took us seven takes, the first one took us ten
Let's give it all we got and do the chorus once again
C'mon let that tape keep rolling [x4]
C'mon let that tape keep rolling (c'mon) let it roll (c'mon)
Do you hear me singing on your record machine
The piano's banging, the guitar's twanging
The water cooler's clanging, the light bulb's hanging
Yes the music's playing, the production's clean
Cross fade all the tracks, don't leave no spaces in between
C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling [x4]
C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling, c'mon (c'mon) c'mon c'mon (c'mon) c'mon, c'mon
Hehehe
(C'mon) [x2]
(C'mon) (Ba ba ba da ba) [x3]
(C'mon)
Well I started out ten years ago, my guitar in my hand
I took the music in my heart and played it with a band
I went down to the Tower to record Upon This Rock
I sang it like I felt it, I just let the music talk
I know where I am going and I know who I must be
Don't care how long it takes because there's lots of things to see
C'mon let that tape keep rolling, c'mon let that love keep flowing
C'mon let your faith keep growing, c'mon get that good news going
C'mon let your light keep shining, c'mon be careful what you're signing
C'mon (c'mon) let that love keep flowing
C'mon (c'mon) c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon (C'mon, c'mon)
Aoww (C'mon, c'mon) heheheh (C'mon, c'mon)
Oh yeah alright alright (C'mon, c'mon c'mon c'mon)
(C'mon) He come walking down my street
He come up to my room
He knock on my door
He come into my heart
He make me feel so good
So good, so good, so good, so tough
I'm going home
I'm going home bou bou bou bou bou
Bou bou bou bou bou
Back home bou bou bou bou
Back home
He'll come down, make you feel alright
Like a thief in the middle of the night
Woo
In the middle of the night
Cha heh heh heh heh hah cha cha
Ooh la la la ta ta la la sha la la la
Ooh la la la ta ta la sha la la
C'mon let that tape keep rolling
C'mon c'mon
When the Lord gets ready
You got to move
[Laughs] wanna do it again [Spoken]
Hello [Spoken]
Well I woke up in the morning, I said a morning prayer
I washed my face with soap and ran my fingers through my hair
I went down to the studio on Hollywood and Vine
The clock said 'leven thirty, well I made it just in time
I greeted the musicians, I grabbed the nearest chair
I started playing my guitar and told the engineer
C'mon let that tape keep rolling [x4]
C'mon let that tape keep rolling, c'mon c'mon c'mon
The first song that we cut was called "Lonely By Myself"
I'll do the vocal later you can leave it on the shelf
The second song we cut was called "Unlucky Blues"
The session's getting better now, we're turning on the juice
The last song took us seven takes, the first one took us ten
Let's give it all we got and do the chorus once again
C'mon let that tape keep rolling [x4]
C'mon let that tape keep rolling (c'mon) let it roll (c'mon)
Do you hear me singing on your record machine
The piano's banging, the guitar's twanging
The water cooler's clanging, the light bulb's hanging
Yes the music's playing, the production's clean
Cross fade all the tracks, don't leave no spaces in between
C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling [x4]
C'mon (c'mon) let that tape keep rolling, c'mon (c'mon) c'mon c'mon (c'mon) c'mon, c'mon
Hehehe
(C'mon) [x2]
(C'mon) (Ba ba ba da ba) [x3]
(C'mon)
Well I started out ten years ago, my guitar in my hand
I took the music in my heart and played it with a band
I went down to the Tower to record Upon This Rock
I sang it like I felt it, I just let the music talk
I know where I am going and I know who I must be
Don't care how long it takes because there's lots of things to see
C'mon let that tape keep rolling, c'mon let that love keep flowing
C'mon let your faith keep growing, c'mon get that good news going
C'mon let your light keep shining, c'mon be careful what you're signing
C'mon (c'mon) let that love keep flowing
C'mon (c'mon) c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon (C'mon, c'mon)
Aoww (C'mon, c'mon) heheheh (C'mon, c'mon)
Oh yeah alright alright (C'mon, c'mon c'mon c'mon)
(C'mon) He come walking down my street
He come up to my room
He knock on my door
He come into my heart
He make me feel so good
So good, so good, so good, so tough
I'm going home
I'm going home bou bou bou bou bou
Bou bou bou bou bou
Back home bou bou bou bou
Back home
He'll come down, make you feel alright
Like a thief in the middle of the night
Woo
In the middle of the night
Cha heh heh heh heh hah cha cha
Ooh la la la ta ta la la sha la la la
Ooh la la la ta ta la sha la la
C'mon let that tape keep rolling
C'mon c'mon
When the Lord gets ready
You got to move
[Laughs] wanna do it again [Spoken]
strong love, strange peace [incorporates the track tuning up]
[Go to Song Page]
Mic it
???
That one?
??? [Spoken]
Backstage, I cross the middle ground
Curtains up and house lights down
I sing love songs and pass myself around
But afterwards
Some people say they thought I put them down
They feel so bad
It does not matter what I say
I hope tomorrow they have a better day
They seem so trapped
They need release
They need your strong love and strange peace
Reporters question me, is this a new direction for the young
How lamb like their faces
How snake like their tongues
They quote me perfectly
Then rewrite every word I speak
And go away convinced we're all some new kind of freaks
I feel so good
It does not matter what they say
Ah ha ha ha ha ha
I hope tomorrow they have a better day
We're all so trapped
We need release
We need your strong love and strange peace
We need your strong love and strange peace
We need your strong love and strange peace
Mic it
???
That one?
??? [Spoken]
Backstage, I cross the middle ground
Curtains up and house lights down
I sing love songs and pass myself around
But afterwards
Some people say they thought I put them down
They feel so bad
It does not matter what I say
I hope tomorrow they have a better day
They seem so trapped
They need release
They need your strong love and strange peace
Reporters question me, is this a new direction for the young
How lamb like their faces
How snake like their tongues
They quote me perfectly
Then rewrite every word I speak
And go away convinced we're all some new kind of freaks
I feel so good
It does not matter what they say
Ah ha ha ha ha ha
I hope tomorrow they have a better day
We're all so trapped
We need release
We need your strong love and strange peace
We need your strong love and strange peace
We need your strong love and strange peace
six sixty six
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In the midst of the war he offered us peace
He came like a lover from out of the east
With the face of an angel and the heart of a beast
His intentions were six sixty six
He walked up to the temple with gold in his hand
And he bought off the priests and propositioned the land
And the world was his harlot and laid in the sand
While the band played six sixty six
We served at his table and slept on the floor
But he starved us and beat us, and nailed us to the door
Well I'm ready to die, I can't take any more
And I'm sick of his lies and his tricks
He told us he loved us but that was a lie
There was blood in his pockets and death in his eyes
Well my number is up and I'm willing to die
If the band will play six si...
If the band will play six sixty si...
If the band will play six sixty six
In the midst of the war he offered us peace
He came like a lover from out of the east
With the face of an angel and the heart of a beast
His intentions were six sixty six
He walked up to the temple with gold in his hand
And he bought off the priests and propositioned the land
And the world was his harlot and laid in the sand
While the band played six sixty six
We served at his table and slept on the floor
But he starved us and beat us, and nailed us to the door
Well I'm ready to die, I can't take any more
And I'm sick of his lies and his tricks
He told us he loved us but that was a lie
There was blood in his pockets and death in his eyes
Well my number is up and I'm willing to die
If the band will play six si...
If the band will play six sixty si...
If the band will play six sixty six
reader's digest
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Alice is a drag queen
Bowie's somewhere in between
Other bands are looking mean
Me, I'm trying to stay clean
I don't dig the radio
I hate what the charts pick
Rock and roll may not be dead
But it's getting sick
All over the world disc jockeys talk the same
And every town I play is like the one from where I came
The Rolling Stones are millionaires
Flower children pallbearers
Beatles said all you need is love
And then they broke up
Jimi took an overdose
Janis followed so close
The whole music scene and
All the bands are pretty comatose
This time last year, people didn't wanna hear
They looked at Jesus from afar
This year he's a superstar
Dear John, who's more popular now
I've been listening to Paul's records
I think he really is dead
It's 1973, I wonder who we're gonna see
Who's in power now
I think I'll turn on the TV
The man on the news said
China's gonna beat us
We shot all our dreamers
And there's no one left to lead us
We need a solution, we need salvation
Let's send some people to the moon
And gather information
They brought back a big bag of rocks
Only cost thirteen billion
Must be nice rocks
You think it's such a sad thing
When you see a fallen king
Then you find out they're only princes to begin with
And everybody has to choose
Whether they'll win or lose
Follow God or sing the blues
And who they're gonna sin with
What a mess the world is in
I wonder who began it
Don't ask me, I'm only visiting this planet
This world is not my home
I'm just passing through
Alice is a drag queen
Bowie's somewhere in between
Other bands are looking mean
Me, I'm trying to stay clean
I don't dig the radio
I hate what the charts pick
Rock and roll may not be dead
But it's getting sick
All over the world disc jockeys talk the same
And every town I play is like the one from where I came
The Rolling Stones are millionaires
Flower children pallbearers
Beatles said all you need is love
And then they broke up
Jimi took an overdose
Janis followed so close
The whole music scene and
All the bands are pretty comatose
This time last year, people didn't wanna hear
They looked at Jesus from afar
This year he's a superstar
Dear John, who's more popular now
I've been listening to Paul's records
I think he really is dead
It's 1973, I wonder who we're gonna see
Who's in power now
I think I'll turn on the TV
The man on the news said
China's gonna beat us
We shot all our dreamers
And there's no one left to lead us
We need a solution, we need salvation
Let's send some people to the moon
And gather information
They brought back a big bag of rocks
Only cost thirteen billion
Must be nice rocks
You think it's such a sad thing
When you see a fallen king
Then you find out they're only princes to begin with
And everybody has to choose
Whether they'll win or lose
Follow God or sing the blues
And who they're gonna sin with
What a mess the world is in
I wonder who began it
Don't ask me, I'm only visiting this planet
This world is not my home
I'm just passing through
be careful what you sign
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I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had a feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way and I left you for dead
Uh
Then a man with a hat came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind
He put his hand inside my jacket and left a million dollar bills
He slipped his hand into my pocket and gave me women and thrills
And when I turned around to thank him, there was no one there but me
And both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
We had dinner at eight and women at nine
The party was great till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in and melted all the candles on my cake
He said I, I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
He opened up my body and he took away my soul
I was running down the road
I was running down the road, I was trying to leave
An' I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
As I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway and I left me for dead
Ah down the road
Down the road [x3]
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
I was walking down the road when I bumped into you
Mmm you stopped me, you touched me, you looked me in the eye
I had a feeling that you knew me, I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way and I left you for dead
Uh
Then a man with a hat came up from behind
The sky went black and I thought I was blind
He put his hand inside my jacket and left a million dollar bills
He slipped his hand into my pocket and gave me women and thrills
And when I turned around to thank him, there was no one there but me
And both my hands were filled with sand, I was standing by the sea
We had dinner at eight and women at nine
The party was great till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon the bedroom door, my knees began to shake
And this man came in and melted all the candles on my cake
He said I, I've come here to escort you, it's time for you to go
He opened up my body and he took away my soul
I was running down the road
I was running down the road, I was trying to leave
An' I saw you all alone in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed I saw somebody hanging from a tree
As I turned to walk away I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special, I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alleyway and I left me for dead
Ah down the road
Down the road [x3]
shot down
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I've been shot down, talked about
Some people scandalize my name
But here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
I been knocked down, kicked around
But like a moth drawn to the flame
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
Wo oh oh oh
I been rebuked for the things I've said
For the songs I've written and the life I've led
They say they don't understand me but I'm not surprised
Because you can't see nothing when you close your eyes
They say I'm sinful and backslidden
That I have left to follow fame
But here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
Wo oh oh oh
Go Jonny
Yeah you wanna talk about my life, hey listen to me
You got your facts all backwards, one two three
And spreading rumors and gossip is a real bad game
The only name to spread is Jesus name
I've been shot down, kicked around
But like a moth drawn to the flame
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus brother
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus sister
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
Wo oh oh oh
I've been shot down, talked about
Some people scandalize my name
But here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
I been knocked down, kicked around
But like a moth drawn to the flame
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
Wo oh oh oh
I been rebuked for the things I've said
For the songs I've written and the life I've led
They say they don't understand me but I'm not surprised
Because you can't see nothing when you close your eyes
They say I'm sinful and backslidden
That I have left to follow fame
But here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
Wo oh oh oh
Go Jonny
Yeah you wanna talk about my life, hey listen to me
You got your facts all backwards, one two three
And spreading rumors and gossip is a real bad game
The only name to spread is Jesus name
I've been shot down, kicked around
But like a moth drawn to the flame
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus brother
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus sister
Here I am, talking 'bout Jesus just the same
Wo oh oh oh
watch what you're doing
[Go to Song Page]
Mo' guitar [Spoken]
Mmm, mama killed a chicken, she thought it was a duck
She put it on the table with his legs sticking up
Papa broke his glasses when he fell down drunk
Tried to drown the kitty cat, turned out to be a skunk
You gotta watch what you're doing
Didn't you know
Yeah you gotta watch where you're going
Didn't you know
Little Joe Billy went fishing for trout
Played hooky from school 'til the cops found out
Didn't have a father, was an only child
His mama never beat him so he grew up wild
You gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah
I knew a girl, sweet as could be
But she fell for a man like a chain sawed tree
She listened to his lies, was fooled by his charms
Now she's sitting with a baby in her arms
You gotta watch what you're doing
Didn't you know
You gotta watch what you're doing
You oughta know that
You gotta watch out
Watch out
Well everything's fine till things get bad
Then you sit around thinking 'bout the good times you had
But it ain't no good to lead a life of sin
If you don't shape up you know you'll never get in
You better watch what you're doing
Ah don't you know
You oughta know where you're going
Do you know
Some folks smile, they seem alright
Then you later find out it was an angel of light
Try to love everybody but don't be blind
'Cause some kind of people try to mess your mind
You gotta watch who you know yeah
Some folks say that the good Lord's dead
That he doesn't exist 'cept inside your head
I wonder how many gonna be surprised
When they look straight up and see him coming through the skies
You gotta watch what you're doing
Don't you know
'Cause he does yeah
You know he watches what you're doing
Yes he does
You better know where you're going (Ooh ooh)
Yeah yeah yeaow (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Well well well hutz sut sut
Well well well hutz hutz a mutza
C'mon pilgrim, you know he loves you
He loves you more than he loves this cloven earth
Don't make your life bad and start acting like an idiot
Mo' guitar [Spoken]
Mmm, mama killed a chicken, she thought it was a duck
She put it on the table with his legs sticking up
Papa broke his glasses when he fell down drunk
Tried to drown the kitty cat, turned out to be a skunk
You gotta watch what you're doing
Didn't you know
Yeah you gotta watch where you're going
Didn't you know
Little Joe Billy went fishing for trout
Played hooky from school 'til the cops found out
Didn't have a father, was an only child
His mama never beat him so he grew up wild
You gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah
I knew a girl, sweet as could be
But she fell for a man like a chain sawed tree
She listened to his lies, was fooled by his charms
Now she's sitting with a baby in her arms
You gotta watch what you're doing
Didn't you know
You gotta watch what you're doing
You oughta know that
You gotta watch out
Watch out
Well everything's fine till things get bad
Then you sit around thinking 'bout the good times you had
But it ain't no good to lead a life of sin
If you don't shape up you know you'll never get in
You better watch what you're doing
Ah don't you know
You oughta know where you're going
Do you know
Some folks smile, they seem alright
Then you later find out it was an angel of light
Try to love everybody but don't be blind
'Cause some kind of people try to mess your mind
You gotta watch who you know yeah
Some folks say that the good Lord's dead
That he doesn't exist 'cept inside your head
I wonder how many gonna be surprised
When they look straight up and see him coming through the skies
You gotta watch what you're doing
Don't you know
'Cause he does yeah
You know he watches what you're doing
Yes he does
You better know where you're going (Ooh ooh)
Yeah yeah yeaow (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Well well well hutz sut sut
Well well well hutz hutz a mutza
C'mon pilgrim, you know he loves you
He loves you more than he loves this cloven earth
Don't make your life bad and start acting like an idiot
put your life into his hands
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Aow put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Just put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
He's the rock of ages
He's the sage of sages
He's the key to the promised land
So put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
I was blind but now I've learned to see
I was trapped but now I've been set free, ah-oh-ho
I was lost and alone, so far from home, I was losing sight of me
But now I'm warm and safe as I can be
So put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
You have heard the wondrous story (Oh oh-ah)
Now go and tell it 'cross the land (Oh ah ah ah)
Tell 'em, put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Oh yeh right, I don't really have a verse to go here
So I'll just let the band play it one time
Play it Jonny, play it boys
Yeah that's nice
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands (In his hands) (Oh yeah)
He's the rock of ages
He's the sage of sages
He's the key to the promised land
So put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Just put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands (Put your life in Jesus' hands) (In Jesus' hands)
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands (Put your life in Jesus' hands)
Well Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away
I'm gonna play in his heavenly band (La la la la la la la la)
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Put your life, you know where (in Jesus' nail scarred hands) in his hands, that's right
(Just put your life) you only got one, you might as well go put it in his hands) (in Jesus' nail scarred hands)
Woo-ooh
Rock of ages and sage of sages, that's right, he's the man
So put your life right into his hands (in Jesus' nail scarred hands), put it there
(Well put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands) Put your life into his hands, put your life into his hands
Aow put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Just put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
He's the rock of ages
He's the sage of sages
He's the key to the promised land
So put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
I was blind but now I've learned to see
I was trapped but now I've been set free, ah-oh-ho
I was lost and alone, so far from home, I was losing sight of me
But now I'm warm and safe as I can be
So put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
You have heard the wondrous story (Oh oh-ah)
Now go and tell it 'cross the land (Oh ah ah ah)
Tell 'em, put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Oh yeh right, I don't really have a verse to go here
So I'll just let the band play it one time
Play it Jonny, play it boys
Yeah that's nice
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands (In his hands) (Oh yeah)
He's the rock of ages
He's the sage of sages
He's the key to the promised land
So put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Just put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands (Put your life in Jesus' hands) (In Jesus' hands)
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands (Put your life in Jesus' hands)
Well Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away
I'm gonna play in his heavenly band (La la la la la la la la)
Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands
Put your life, you know where (in Jesus' nail scarred hands) in his hands, that's right
(Just put your life) you only got one, you might as well go put it in his hands) (in Jesus' nail scarred hands)
Woo-ooh
Rock of ages and sage of sages, that's right, he's the man
So put your life right into his hands (in Jesus' nail scarred hands), put it there
(Well put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands) Put your life into his hands, put your life into his hands
i feel like dying
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I feel like dying, I've done all I can
But I lost my woman, she ran off with another man (Aah)
I think I'm dying, I'm feeling such pain (Aah)
My life is trouble and I cannot take the strain (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying, I've got nothing to lose (Aah)
I know I need something but I do not need these blues (Aah)
Oh I think I'm dying and this is the end (Aah)
I need an answer, oh I need a friend (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying (Aah)
I feel like dying, I've done all I can
But I lost my woman, she ran off with another man (Aah)
I think I'm dying, I'm feeling such pain (Aah)
My life is trouble and I cannot take the strain (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying, I've got nothing to lose (Aah)
I know I need something but I do not need these blues (Aah)
Oh I think I'm dying and this is the end (Aah)
I need an answer, oh I need a friend (Aah)
Well what am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
What am I gonna do about it (Aah)
What am I gonna do (Aah)
I feel like dying (Aah)
hymn to the last generation
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Come to reason
Face the day
Now's the season
Old things pass away
Stand beside us
Come on and reach out and take
Take (take) his hand
He (he) will guide us
In another, in another land
Come to reason
Face the day
Now's the season
Old things pass away
Stand beside us
Come on and reach out and take
Take (take) his hand
He (he) will guide us
In another, in another land
messiah
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Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took the world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
I could hear the angels calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Descended upon the armies of Israel
And slaughtered them
And in that moment
The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah
And Messiah came
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took the world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
I could hear the angels calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Descended upon the armies of Israel
And slaughtered them
And in that moment
The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah
And Messiah came
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force x2
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
the rock that doesn't roll
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Woo
I was lost and blind then a friend of mine
Came and took me by the hand
Then he led me to his kingdom
That was in another land
Now my life has changed, it's rearranged
When I think of my past I feel so strange
Wowie zowie well he saved my soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
I was all alone like a rolling stone
I was going nowhere fast
I was on the road so far from home
When the future touched my past
Now I feel so blessed 'cause he gave me a rest
And I finally feel like I've passed the test
I wanna be like him, yes that's my goal
Like a rock that doesn't roll
Oh he's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Ah-ow-yow
I was lost and blind then a friend of mine
Came and took me by the hand
And he led me to his kingdom
That was in another land
Now my mind is blown, my head has grown
A solid rock ain't a rolling stone
Wowie zowie well the cat's got soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well, he's the rock that doesn't roll (he's the rock that doesn't roll)
He's the rock that doesn't roll (he's the rock that doesn't roll)
You know he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't
Rock that doesn't
Rock that doesn't
Rock that doesn't roll
You've got to rock me on the water
You've got to rock me from my grave
You've got to rock me till I'm feeling good
You've got to rock me till I'm, rock me till I'm saved
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
I wanna tell you
He's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Woo
I was lost and blind then a friend of mine
Came and took me by the hand
Then he led me to his kingdom
That was in another land
Now my life has changed, it's rearranged
When I think of my past I feel so strange
Wowie zowie well he saved my soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
I was all alone like a rolling stone
I was going nowhere fast
I was on the road so far from home
When the future touched my past
Now I feel so blessed 'cause he gave me a rest
And I finally feel like I've passed the test
I wanna be like him, yes that's my goal
Like a rock that doesn't roll
Oh he's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Ah-ow-yow
I was lost and blind then a friend of mine
Came and took me by the hand
And he led me to his kingdom
That was in another land
Now my mind is blown, my head has grown
A solid rock ain't a rolling stone
Wowie zowie well the cat's got soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well, he's the rock that doesn't roll (he's the rock that doesn't roll)
He's the rock that doesn't roll (he's the rock that doesn't roll)
You know he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't
Rock that doesn't
Rock that doesn't
Rock that doesn't roll
You've got to rock me on the water
You've got to rock me from my grave
You've got to rock me till I'm feeling good
You've got to rock me till I'm, rock me till I'm saved
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
I wanna tell you
He's the rock that doesn't roll
He's the rock that doesn't roll
Well he's good for the body and great for the soul
He's the rock that doesn't roll
god part 3
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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
everybody work
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You know your flesh will make you twist and shout
So with fear and trembling work your salvation out
Everybody work
(Everybody work)
There are ten commandments now keep this straight
If you just keep the first two you'll fulfil the other eight
Everybody work ye-ah yeah yeah
(Everybody work)
You know there's trouble between the brothers and sisters
People need to learn to get along (Ooh)
Open up your hearts to one another (Ooh)
And learn to sing this song (Ooh ooh)
If you don't know what I'm saying, go home and pray
Read your bible and die every day
Everybody work yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Everybody work)
Everybody work yeah ooh huh
Work it, everybody work
You know there's trouble between the brothers and sister
People need to learn to get along (Ooh)
Open up your hearts to one another brother (Ooh)
And learn to live this song (Ooh ooh)
If you don't know what I'm saying, go home and pray
Read your bible, die every day
Everybody work uh uh oh-oh oh oh
(Everybody work)
Shake it up now, shake it up
Twist and shout yeah
Everybody work
(Everybody work)
You know your flesh will make you twist and shout
So with fear and trembling work your salvation out
Everybody work
(Everybody work)
There are ten commandments now keep this straight
If you just keep the first two you'll fulfil the other eight
Everybody work ye-ah yeah yeah
(Everybody work)
You know there's trouble between the brothers and sisters
People need to learn to get along (Ooh)
Open up your hearts to one another (Ooh)
And learn to sing this song (Ooh ooh)
If you don't know what I'm saying, go home and pray
Read your bible and die every day
Everybody work yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Everybody work)
Everybody work yeah ooh huh
Work it, everybody work
You know there's trouble between the brothers and sister
People need to learn to get along (Ooh)
Open up your hearts to one another brother (Ooh)
And learn to live this song (Ooh ooh)
If you don't know what I'm saying, go home and pray
Read your bible, die every day
Everybody work uh uh oh-oh oh oh
(Everybody work)
Shake it up now, shake it up
Twist and shout yeah
Everybody work
(Everybody work)
twist and shout
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I said shake it up baby (Shake it up baby)
C'mon work work, twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon and twist a little closer wo-wo-oh (Twist a little closer)
Work it on out now (Work it on out)
You know you twist so good (Twist so good)
You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine)
C'mon and twist a little, hold me to that love (Twist a little closer)
Let me that you're, let me know you're mine (Know you're mine)
Just shake it, shake it, shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby (Twist so fine)
Shake it, bake it, shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
You make wanna shout
Kick my shoes off (Shout)
Lift my hands up (Shout)
Kick my shoes off (Shout)
Lift my hands up (Shout)
Aah (Aah aah aah) Wooow
I said shake it up baby (Shake it up baby)
C'mon work work, twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon and twist a little closer wo-wo-oh (Twist a little closer)
Work it on out now (Work it on out)
You know you twist so good (Twist so good)
You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine)
C'mon and twist a little, hold me to that love (Twist a little closer)
Let me that you're, let me know you're mine (Know you're mine)
Just shake it, shake it, shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby (Twist so fine)
Shake it, bake it, shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it, shake it, shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
You make wanna shout
Kick my shoes off (Shout)
Lift my hands up (Shout)
Kick my shoes off (Shout)
Lift my hands up (Shout)
Aah (Aah aah aah) Wooow
shout
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You know it makes me wanna shout
Kick my shoes off (Shout shout)
Lift my hands up (Shout)
Read my bible (Shout)
Sing my praises (Shout)
Go to church now (Shout)
Sing those hymns now (Shout)
Receive communion (Shout)
With my friends now (Shout)
Open my life up (Shout)
Receive the spirit (Shout)
Try a little deeper (Shout)
As I draw nearer (Shout)
Love my sister (Shout)
Love my brother (Shout)
Love my father (Shout)
Love my mother (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout) (Little bit softer now)
Yeah yeah little bit softer now (A little bit softer now)
A little bit softer now, I hear you anyway (A little bit softer now)
Uh uh uh (Little bit softer now) (A little bit softer now)
A little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
A little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
A little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
Yeah yeah yeah a little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
Makes me wanna
Tear my shoes off, lift my hands up
Read my bible and say my prayers now
Go to church and yeah yeah sing those hymns now yeah yeah yeah
Take communion with my friends now
Oh oh oh oh (Oh oh oh oh) [x2]
Oh oh oh oh wo-oh (Oh oh oh oh wo-oh) [x2]
Open my heart out (Shout)
Receive the spirit (Shout)
Dive a little deeper (Shout)
As I draw nearer (Shout)
I love my sister (Shout)
Love my brother (Shout)
Love my father (Shout)
Love my mother (Shout)
Now wait a minute, wait a minute
You've been so good to me
There's something I gotta say
I need to pray, open up my heart every day
Reach out to me Lord and touch me
T,t,t,t just touch me
And if you don't know what I'm saying
Go home and pray
Read your bible and die every day
Everybody work
Everybody work (Work work work work)
Everybody work (Work work work work)
(Work work) Everybody got to do it right (Work work)
(Work work) Live each day, pray at night (Work work)
(Work work) Get up early in the morning, go out to work (Work work)
(Work work) Be a dutiful christian baby, don't be a jerk (Work work)
Everybody work work work work (Work work) (Work work)
Yeah yeah yeah
Everybody work work work work (Work work) (Work work)
Everybody work work work work
Everybody work work work work
Everybody work
Take the high way to Jesus [Spoken]
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You know it makes me wanna shout
Kick my shoes off (Shout shout)
Lift my hands up (Shout)
Read my bible (Shout)
Sing my praises (Shout)
Go to church now (Shout)
Sing those hymns now (Shout)
Receive communion (Shout)
With my friends now (Shout)
Open my life up (Shout)
Receive the spirit (Shout)
Try a little deeper (Shout)
As I draw nearer (Shout)
Love my sister (Shout)
Love my brother (Shout)
Love my father (Shout)
Love my mother (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout) (Little bit softer now)
Yeah yeah little bit softer now (A little bit softer now)
A little bit softer now, I hear you anyway (A little bit softer now)
Uh uh uh (Little bit softer now) (A little bit softer now)
A little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
A little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
A little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
Yeah yeah yeah a little bit louder now (A little bit louder now)
Makes me wanna
Tear my shoes off, lift my hands up
Read my bible and say my prayers now
Go to church and yeah yeah sing those hymns now yeah yeah yeah
Take communion with my friends now
Oh oh oh oh (Oh oh oh oh) [x2]
Oh oh oh oh wo-oh (Oh oh oh oh wo-oh) [x2]
Open my heart out (Shout)
Receive the spirit (Shout)
Dive a little deeper (Shout)
As I draw nearer (Shout)
I love my sister (Shout)
Love my brother (Shout)
Love my father (Shout)
Love my mother (Shout)
Now wait a minute, wait a minute
You've been so good to me
There's something I gotta say
I need to pray, open up my heart every day
Reach out to me Lord and touch me
T,t,t,t just touch me
And if you don't know what I'm saying
Go home and pray
Read your bible and die every day
Everybody work
Everybody work (Work work work work)
Everybody work (Work work work work)
(Work work) Everybody got to do it right (Work work)
(Work work) Live each day, pray at night (Work work)
(Work work) Get up early in the morning, go out to work (Work work)
(Work work) Be a dutiful christian baby, don't be a jerk (Work work)
Everybody work work work work (Work work) (Work work)
Yeah yeah yeah
Everybody work work work work (Work work) (Work work)
Everybody work work work work
Everybody work work work work
Everybody work
Take the high way to Jesus [Spoken]
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]
rock the flock
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I'm gonna open my mouth
Say his name
Walk tall, walk proud
Not live in shame
I'm gonna tell everybody where I'm coming from
I'm gonna rock the flock till kingdom come
There's a world outside
And it's falling apart
If you love your brother
Open up your heart
If he needs some help you better give him some
You’ve gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Jump and rave
Scream and yell
Kick it hard so they can hear you near the gates of hell
Don't hold back
Don't hide your light
Shake off your fear and get into the fight
When you're out on the street
Spread the word around
Tell the people you meet
To lay their burdens down
Sing your song, beat your drum
Rock the flock till kingdom come
Till kingdom come [x3]
Oh yeah
Rock the flock [x3]
Till kingdom come [x4]
Oh yeah
Rock the flock [x7]
Till kingdom come
I'm gonna open my mouth
Say his name
Walk tall, walk proud
Not live in shame
I'm gonna tell everybody where I'm coming from
I'm gonna rock the flock till kingdom come
There's a world outside
And it's falling apart
If you love your brother
Open up your heart
If he needs some help you better give him some
You’ve gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Jump and rave
Scream and yell
Kick it hard so they can hear you near the gates of hell
Don't hold back
Don't hide your light
Shake off your fear and get into the fight
When you're out on the street
Spread the word around
Tell the people you meet
To lay their burdens down
Sing your song, beat your drum
Rock the flock till kingdom come
Till kingdom come [x3]
Oh yeah
Rock the flock [x3]
Till kingdom come [x4]
Oh yeah
Rock the flock [x7]
Till kingdom come
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
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Solid Rock Records SRD-905 [May 2005, USA, CDR]
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Small Circle Of Friends / Diamonds / One Way - From In Another Land
Let That Tape Keep Rolling - From Something New Under The Son
Strong Love, Strange Peace - From In Another Land (CD bonus track), includes Tuning Up
Six Sixty Six - From In Another Land
Reader’s Digest - From Only Visiting This Planet (CD versions)
Be Careful What You Sign - From So Long Ago The Garden
Shot Down - From In Another Land
Watch What You’re Doing - From Something New Under The Son (UK / CD versions)
Put Your Life Into His Hands / I Feel Like Dying - From Something New Under The Son
Hymn To The Last Generation - From In Another Land
Messiah - From Stop This Flight, but with a short section edited out near the end. Also, some of the applause is removed from both start and end
The Rock That Doesn’t Roll - From In Another Land
God Part 3 - From Stranded In Babylon
Everybody Work - From Live At Flevo
Twist And Shout - From Live At Flevo
Shout - From Live At Flevo, includes Everybody Work reprise and shortened at the end (applause and guitar notes)
All The Way Home - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix version)
Rock The Flock - From Tourniquet
Let The Rain Fall Down - From Stranded In Babylon
Let That Tape Keep Rolling - From Something New Under The Son
Strong Love, Strange Peace - From In Another Land (CD bonus track), includes Tuning Up
Six Sixty Six - From In Another Land
Reader’s Digest - From Only Visiting This Planet (CD versions)
Be Careful What You Sign - From So Long Ago The Garden
Shot Down - From In Another Land
Watch What You’re Doing - From Something New Under The Son (UK / CD versions)
Put Your Life Into His Hands / I Feel Like Dying - From Something New Under The Son
Hymn To The Last Generation - From In Another Land
Messiah - From Stop This Flight, but with a short section edited out near the end. Also, some of the applause is removed from both start and end
The Rock That Doesn’t Roll - From In Another Land
God Part 3 - From Stranded In Babylon
Everybody Work - From Live At Flevo
Twist And Shout - From Live At Flevo
Shout - From Live At Flevo, includes Everybody Work reprise and shortened at the end (applause and guitar notes)
All The Way Home - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix version)
Rock The Flock - From Tourniquet
Let The Rain Fall Down - From Stranded In Babylon