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Slinky

by Larry Norman

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1.
The Outlaw 03:52
​Some say he was an outlaw That he roamed across the land With a band of unschooled ruffians And a few old fishermen No one knew just where he came from Or exactly what he'd done But they said it must be something bad That kept him on the run Some say he was a poet That he'd stand upon the hill And his voice could calm an angry crowd Or make the waves stand still That he spoke in many parables That few could understand But the people sat for hours Just to listen to this man Some say he was a sorcerer A man of mystery He could walk upon the water He could make a blind man see That he conjured wine at weddings And did tricks with fish and bread That he talked of being born again And raised people from the dead Some say a politician Who spoke of being free He was followed by the masses On the shores of Galilee He spoke out against corruption And he bowed to no decree And they feared his strength and power So they nailed him to a tree Some say he was the son of God A man above all men But he came to be a servant And to set us free from sin And that's who I believe he was 'Cause that's who I believe And I think we should get ready 'Cause it's time for us to leave
2.
​When I first saw you I was all alone Wishing for a love I could call my own Watching a dream step out of time Suddenly this came to my mind That maybe you I'm hoping that maybe we I'm praying that maybe you and I can spend our life together La la la la la la la la la la la ah ah ah la la [x2]
3.
​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na nada na ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na nada na na When you know a pretty story You don't let it go unsaid You tell it to your children As you tuck them into bed And when you know a wonderful secret You tell it to your friends Because a lifetime filled with happiness Is like a street that never ends Alright Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And tell the people everywhere Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation To every man in every nation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation An' let the people know that Jesus cares ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na nada na na na ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na da da na na Well look around you as you sing it There are people everywhere And to those who stop to listen Your sweet song becomes a prayer 'Cause when you know a wonderful secret You tell it to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus Is like a street that never ends Alright co' co' co' sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the laughter fill the air Sing that sweet (sweet) sweet song of salvation Tell the people everywhere Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation To every man an' every nation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus cares Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation Sing it like you mean it And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation Song of salvation Tell the people everywhere (Yeah ah ah) Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation To every man and every nation (Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation) Sing a song of salvation Let the people know that Jesus care Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation (Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation) Sing, sweet sweet song of salvation Tell all your friends about it (Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation) Sing that sweet, sweet sweet song To every man and every nation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation (Salvation) And let the people know that Jesus cares (Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation) Sing it, sing it, sing it, sing it, sing out Sing out, only if you mean it ​(Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation) And let the laughter Sing that sweet sweet song ever after ​(Sing that sweet, sweet song of salvation)
4.
​​A one two a one two three I want the people to know That he saved my soul But I still like to listen to the radio They say rock and roll is wrong We'll give you one more chance I say I feel so good I gotta get up and dance I know what's right, I know what's wrong I don't confuse it All I'm really trying to say is Why should the devil have all the good music An’ I feel good every day Because Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away They say to cut my hair They're driving me insane I grew it out long to make room for my brain But sometimes people don't understand What's a good boy doing in a rock and roll band There's nothing wrong with playing blues licks Well if you've got a reason, tell me to my face Why should the devil have all the good music There's nothing wrong with what I play, aaaah Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away ​Allright I ain't knocking the hymns Just give me a song that has a beat I ain't knocking the hymns Just give me a song that moves my feet I don't like none of those funeral marches I ain't dead yet Wow Jesus told the truth An’ Jesus showed the way There's one more thing I'd like to say They nailed him to the cross And they laid him in the ground But they shoulda known you can't keep a good man down I feel good every day I don't wanna lose it All I wanna, all I wanna know is Why should the devil have all the good music I been filled, I feel okay Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues Ah Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues Ah Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away, yeah​
5.
​​Sipping whiskey from a paper cup You drown your sorrows till you can't stand up Take a look at what you've done to yourself Why don't ya, you put the bottle back on the shelf Yellow fingered from your cigarettes Your hands are shaking while your body sweats Why don't you look into Jesus He got the answer Gonorrhea on Valentine’s day, VD And you're still looking for the perfect lay You think rock and roll will set you free Honey, you'll be deaf before you're thirty three Shooting junk till you're half insane A broken needle in your purple vein Why don't you look into Jesus He got the answer Work all night Sleep all day You take your money Throw it all away You say you're gonna be a superstar But you never hung around enough To find out who you really are Ah ah ow-ah-ow ow aw ah wow Ah ah ah-ah-ow ah ah ah uh ooh Think back to when you were a child Your soul was free, your heart ran wild Each day was different and life was a thrill You knew tomorrow would be better still But things have changed, you're much older now If you're unhappy and you don't know how Why don't you look into Jesus He got the answer Why don't you look into Jesus He got the answer Why don't you look into Jesus He got the answer Yes he does Why don't you look into Jesus He got the answer He got the answer Take a look, take a look​
6.
Moses 03:15
​Moses tending sheep in the fields one day When he thought he heard a burning scrub-brush say Gotta free your people From the Pharaoh's hand Gotta take 'em all to the promised land Moses knew that God was talking to him So he set off to Egypt with a vigor and vim And Moses bugged the Pharaoh, he bugged him And he bugged him 'Till he got his people freed He used real bugs Yes indeed, ow ow He got his people freed Ow ow ow ow [x2] Moses on the banks of the wide Red Sea He stuck out a stick and one two three The water rolled back And the people walked down Everybody knew they wouldn't drown Pharaoh told his army to bring 'em all back An' here come the chariots, clickety clack Why Moses took his stick And he closed up the water An' the 'Gyptians all took a bath Ow ow ow ow What a laugh Ow they all took a bath Ow ow ow [cough] ow Ow ow ow ow Dirty 'Gyptians Grab my foot, take my hand Lead me on to the promised land Milk and honey, milk and honey Milk and honey, milk and honey Me and all my people is here So keep on sending manna From the atmosphere Milk and honey, milk and honey Milk and honey, milk and honey After forty long years in the wilderness They finally saw their potential metropolis They all gave thanks And they all praised the Lord Even though it took time he kept his word He grab their foot and he tooken their hand And he brung 'em all over To the promised land But it seems to me like an awful long time to be Looking for a home Ow ow ow ow A mighty long roam, home Looking for a home, a home a home Never borrow money needlessly [cough]
7.
​​I had a baby out of wedlock Her old man got me in a headlock I was an unwed father But don't bother feeling sorry for me I took a lot of LSD I smoked a lot of mar-ja-weenie But it did not help me It did not set me free Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why’d you help a guy like me You saved me, you forgave me And I swear you set me free Aw, you took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you was doing When you sent your son You know the way that I’ve been living Has been taking without giving And I hurt a lot of people And I lost my friends I spent a little time in prison But I know the Lord has risen And I'll never need To be locked up again Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why’d you help a guy like me Saved me, you forgave me And I swear you set me free Aw, you took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you was doing When you sent your son I think you knew what you was doing When you sent your son
8.
Ha Ha World 03:24
​​Ha ha world Every day I used to write you a letter But you never wrote back And you never made me feel any better Always sitting here Fretting and getting confused Halfway desperate For a headline of hope in the news When the telephone rang I spilled it all over my sweater Oh yeah The call was for me And I answered the phone in the kitchen (Ha ha world, ha ha world) But the room was too hot I forgot I was cooking my chicken (Ha ha world, ha ha world) I was burning like hell But the stove wasn't on Then the voice on the line Says the chicken is gone The receiver goes dead and it Hums while the plot starts to thicken Oh oh yeah oh Would I have hung up the phone had I known The whole room would start swaying (Ha ha world, ha ha world) I was instantly cold And I knew why my life wasn't paying (Ha ha world, ha ha world) I had money and fame But my wealth wasn't wise What good are the coins on a dead man's eyes And the ringing of chimes in my head Said it's time to start praying Oh oh yeah oh I’ve been sitting here praying And laying up treasures in heaven (Ha ha world, ha ha world) I was home and the front door was locked When the clock struck eleven (Ha ha world, ha ha world) I heard the bride outside yell millennium Though the sun was still up The twelfth hour has come The bible says Without a vision the people perish
9.
Up In Canada 02:47
When I was up in Canada I didn't have much money You know my toes were cold And my clothes had holes My nose was kind of runny I met a long-hair on the street He said look you look like you'd like to eat I said a glass of coke and a hotdog's fine He said well how 'bout some bread and a glass of wine I said lead me on, lead me on, lead me on Lead me on where you're going I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired My hunger's growing Lead me on, lead me on, lead me on Lead me on where you're going I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired My hunger's growing He took a loaf of Wonder bread Then he bowed his head Then he filled my cup, drink it up my friend It tasted better than the health food blend He looked straight in to my eyes I was quite surprised He said you're locked inside but I can set you free You will live forever if you follow me I said lead me on, lead me on, lead me on Lead me on where you're going, wo-oh I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired My hunger's growing, wo-oh A' lead me on, lead me on, lead me on Lead me on where you're going, oh-oh-oh I said my body's tired and my heart's inspired My hunger's growing Ah, when I was up in Canada I didn't have much money You know my toes were cold And my clothes had holes And my nose was kinda runny It wasn't funny I met a long-hair on the street He said look you look like you'd like to eat I said a glass of coke and a hotdog's fine He said well how 'bout some bread and a glass of wine I said lead me on, lead me on, lead me on Lead me on where you're going, wo-oh I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired My hunger's growing, wo-oh A' lead me on, lead me on, lead me on Lead me on where you're going, wo-oh I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired My hunger's growing I said break Lead me on Ah lead me on, lead me on, lead me on (Ah-ha) Lead me on where you're going, wo-oh (Ah ha) I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired (Ah-ha) My hunger's growing, was it showing (Ah ha) Lead me on, lead me on, lead me on (Ah-ha) Lead me on where you're going, wo-oh (Ah ha) I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired (Ah-ha) My hunger's growing (Ah ha) Hope it don't start snowing Lead me on, lead me on, lead me on (Ah-ha) Lead me on where you're going wo-oh (Ah ha) I said my body's tired but my heart's inspired (Ah-ha) My hunger's growing (Ah ha) Wo-oh-oh Lead me on, lead me on, lead me on (Ah-ha) Lead me on where you're (Ah ha)
10.
​​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
11.
​​​I don't wanna lose you to somebody else I wanna keep you all to myself Don't wanna lose you, lose you You keep me deeply satisfied All of the time You know I love you All of the time Don't wanna lose you, lose you I was lost and hungry Love, love is what you brung me If I ever see you start to run around I'll break down I don't wanna lose you to somebody else I wanna keep you all to myself Don't wanna lose you, lose you I was lost and hungry Love, love is what you brung me If I ever see you start to run around I'll break down I don't wanna lose you to somebody else I wanna keep you all to myself Don't wanna lose you, lose you To somebody else I wanna keep you all to myself Don't wanna lose you, lose you To somebody else I wanna keep you all to myself Don't wanna lose you, lose
12.
​Last Sunday there was preaching We all went out to hear The little church was crowded The rich and poor were there It was a splendid sermon The singing full and free Country church, country people With their eyes upon the Lord Built a church with a steeple As a place to hear his word You can live and die in the same small town But the Lord spreads his love all around The choir was dressed in glory (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) Their voices dressed in love (Ooh ooh ooh) The music told the story (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) Of God who sent his son (Ooh ooh ooh) How Jesus came from heaven (Ah ah ah ah) To set the sinner free (Ah ah ah ah ah) Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I'm found Was blind but now I see The choir was finished singing And the congregation stood While the spirit touched and filled them (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) With power, love and good (Ooh ooh ooh) From God who reigns in heaven (Ah ah ah ah) Always watching every man (Ah ah ah ah ah) And guiding all his children With his kind protecting hand Oh (Oh oh oh) Country church, country people With their eyes upon the Lord Built a church with a steeple As a place to hear his word You can live and die in the same small town But the Lord spreads his love all around But the Lord spreads his love all around (Ah ah ah ah)
13.
One Way 02:22
​​​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
14.
​​Well I'm feeling so bad in the middle of love And it's easy to see that it isn't quite me that you're thinking of Must be somebody else, but I'm wondering who I can't seem to recall anybody at all who's in love with you Every night you'll hear me say what a day Well I saw you last week, you went out on the sly You walked into some church, I suspected the worst, bet you met some guy Then I waited outside, but you came out alone With a satisfied look and a little black book, then you went straight home Every night you'll hear me say what a day Well I got something I wanna say to you And this is what it is So listen [Guitar solo] Well this morning at ten, you invited me in As you poured me some coffee you told me straight off that you'd found a friend Well I wasn't surprised, no I wasn't surprised Cause you look so content baby, I see a different look in your eyes Every night you'll hear me say what a day [x2] ​Aw ah What a day
15.
Shot Down 02:00
​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​
16.
​If I could find someone who really cared for me Someone to share my love and keep me company If I could find someone, I'd let them take control And in exchange for love I'd give my very soul It's such a lonely life, I almost cry each night 'Cause fate has put me on the shelf I get so lonely, so lonely by myself If I could find someone who really loved me right They'd make my life complete, they'd make my soul shine bright I've looked around the world, I've walked down every street Still I can't find no one to give me what I need It's such a lonely life, I almost cry each night 'Cause fate has put me, fate has put me on the shelf I get so lonely, so lonely by myself I get so lonely, so lonely So lonely by myself Who can I turn to, is there anybody there Doesn't anybody care Oo-ooh, doesn't anybody listen Doesn't anybody care​
17.
​​​​Aaaaah Last night I had that same old dream it rocked me in my sleep And left me the impression that the sandman plays for keeps I dreamed I was in concert on the middle of a cloud John Wayne and Billy Graham were giving breath mints to the crowd I fell through a hole in heaven I left the stage for good And when I landed on the earth I was back in Hollywood The California earthquake it tore the land in half While San Andreas cleared her throat I heard Psunami laugh The ground began to tremble, the land began to sway And people in the other states they were glad they'd moved away But suddenly California just floated in a breeze While everything that wasn't sank down into the seas And soon I saw Atlantis rumble and rise high And the great egg of Euphrates came down out of the sky Out stepped Shirley Temple with Guy Kibbee who was dead And that communist Bill Robinson whom Shirley called black red They had a marionette of Harpo Marx, they said it was a inside joke But when I honked his horn he came alive and these were the words he spoke With the continents adrift and the sun about to shift Will the ice caps drown us all or will we burn We've polluted what we own, will we reap what we have sown Are we headed for the end or can we turn We've paved the forest, killed the streams Burned the bridges to our dreams The earth is bursting at the seams And in pain of childbirth screams As it gives life to what seems To either be an age that gleams Or simply lays there dying If this goes on will life survive, how can it Out of the grave oh who will save our planet I said I'm pleased to meet you, I always thought you were a scream He said have you ever thought of having Helen Keller in your dream I said Errol Flynn dropped by but he tried to steal my girl Then she ran off with Ronald Colman, said something about a new world Now I'm stuck with my own cooking, hell I'm lonely can't you see Well he grabbed my leg, he said exactly eighty nine words to me Count 'em Let the proud but dying nation kiss the last generation It's the year of the pill, age of the gland We have landed on the moon but we'll clutter that up soon Our sense of freedom's gotten out of hand We kill our children, swap our wives We've learned to greet a man with knives We swallow pills in fours and fives Our cities look like crumbling hives Man does not live, he just survives Love is a corpse, we sit and watch it harden We left it oh so long ago the garden The strings snapped briskly then went slack, the marionette lay dead While Hoover played with the motorcade the body slumped and bled The man who held the camera disappeared into the crowd I said the hope of youth, fictitious truth lays covered in a shroud Then up walked Elmo Lincoln and he said I beg your pardon But we left it oh so long ago the garden We left it oh so long ago the garden
18.
​I don't believe in miracles I know what's real, I don't pretend I don't believe in miracles Or stories with a happy end Life is no one's friend But when we met I felt so free And suddenly I felt a change come over me Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me I don't believe in miracles I've been around, I've seen enough The only way to get along you must be strong You must be tough Life is one big bluff But then you opened up the door An' I walked right in and all my fears fell on the floor Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me Pa [x35] But then you opened up the door An' I walked right in and all my fears fell on the floor Do you suppose I don't believe in miracles I know what's real, I don't pretend I don't believe in miracles Or stories with a happy end Life is no one's friend But then we met and suddenly I felt so strange I felt a change come over me Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me
19.
Darkness can't hide much longer The spirit is getting stronger You keep the dance halls humming But the end of the age is coming I've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth I've opened the mouth of love and found a wisdom tooth Maybe you think I'm plastic But your situation's drastic I'm glad my faith is stronger This world won't last much longer I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace I've sat in the shade of God and watched the joy increase Na na na na na na Ooh ooh ooh ooh Maybe you think I'm plastic But your situation's drastic This time you can't restrain me Though in the past you've slain me Maybe you think I'm wrong now But this is my only song now I've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth I've opened the mouth of love and found a wisdom tooth Yes I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace I've sat in the shade of God and watched the joy increase Well I've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth And I've opened the mouth of love and I found a wisdom tooth Yes I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace And I've sat in the shade of God and I’ve watched the joy increase I said I've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth I've opened the mouth of love and found a wisdom tooth
20.
​Even if you don't believe it’s gonna come true Even if you don't believe it’s gonna happen to you He's gonna come down, take a last look around And with both feet off the ground you'll be homeward bound Even if you don't believe it's gonna come true Even if you don't believe it's gonna happen to you It’s so true He's gonna come down, take a last look around And with both feet off the ground we'll all be homeward bound We'll all be homeward bound [x2] Even if you don't believe it’s gonna come true Even if you don't believe it’s gonna happen to you-ooh La-ah-ay-ah Wa-ah ha Wa-ah ha ayh
21.
​You can be a righteous rocker Or a holy roller You can be most anything You can be a Leon Russell Or a super muscle You can be a corporate king You can be a wealthy man from Texas Or a witch with heavy hexes But without love, you are nothing, without love Without love you are nothing, without love You can be a brilliant surgeon Or a sweet young virgin Or a harlot out to sell You can learn to play the blues Or be Howard Hughes Or the Scarlet Pimpernel You can be a French provincial midwife Or go from door to door with a death-knife But without love you are nothing, without love Without love you are nothing, without love Go [Spoken] You could be a woman feeler Or a baby stealer You can drink your life away Or you can be a holy prophet Get a blessing off it You can fast for fifty days, hey You can shake hands with the devil Or give your life to God on the level But without love you are nothing, without love Without love you are nothing, without love Without love you are nothing, without love, love Without love you are nothing, without love You can be a righteous rocker That's right You can be a holy roller You ain't nothing You can be a righteous rocker Or a holy roller But you ain't nothing without love, without love Without love you are nothing, without love You can shake hands with the devil ​You ain’t nothing​ And if you boogie with the devil then you ain't on the level with love Yeah yeah Without love you are nothing​
22.
​??? two (walk) one two three [Spoken] Walking backwards down the stairs Trying to get higher How can I get anywheres Walking backwards down the stairs Watching life elude me Slipping through my grasp Oh I know the truth at last But to reach the top I've got to stop from Walking backwards down the stairs Trying to get higher How can I get anywheres Walking backwards down the stairs People stop to watch me They’re wondering what I'm doin' What direction I'm pursuing I pretend I'm free But actually I'm Walking backwards down the stairs Trying to get higher, higher How can I get anywheres Walking backwards down the stairs​
23.
​How I love to dance [Spoken] I had the rhythm of living in my shoes Along come the rhythm and blues The blues caught up and put me in a trance And my shoes refused to dance dance dance dance wo oh oh My life began to slip and slide And I had no hope, no place to hide I borrowed a gun, I had nothing to lose I figured it's time to hang up my shoes He came along that very day He asked me why I walk this way My soles half worn and my tongue hung about And with a broken laces I'm tripping out, out He said to me, get up and walk And I said why don't we sit down and talk He said how 'bout a new soul I said huh, no chance, I'm gonna put these shoes in an ambulance Be-u-bap, be-u-bap, woo Ba-da-da ba-ba-ba-ba na-na-na-na ba-ba-oh La-la-ba ra-pa-pa ba-ra-pa-ba–pa ba-pa-ba-pa Woo-ah Aah-ah-ah-ah-ah How I love to dance He reached right out and touched my toes Everybody knows how the rest of the story goes If you're steppin' through life then my appeal Is to follow in his footsteps and get your soles reheeled And if you wanna give your feet a treat Then get ready to walk down that golden street But be careful how you use your shoes And don't waste your time on the rhythm and blues Ow He turns blue shoes white He turns blue shoes white He turns blue blue blue shoes white He turns blue shoes white Ba da ba ba ba Ba da ba ba ba a-ha ah ha ​Thank you [Spoken]
24.
​I am a servant, I am listening for my name I sit here waiting, I've been looking at the game That I've been playing, an' I've been staying much the same When you are lonely, you're the only one to blame I am a servant, I am waiting for your call (Aah aah) I've been unfaithful, so I sit here in the hall How can you use me when I've never given all How can you choose me when you know I quickly fall So you feed my soul and you make me grow And you let me know you love me And I'm worthless now, but I've made a vow I will humbly bow before thee Oh please use me, I am lonely I am a servant, getting ready for my part There's been a change, a rearrangement in my heart At last I'm learning there's no returning once I start To live's a privilege, to love is such an art But I need your help to start Oh please purify my heart I am your servant​

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How this compilation release was described by Larry at the time:
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SLINKY is loaded with early songs from Larry's Hollywood phase. It contains some of his most astute observations, captured in humorous lyric and sarcastic sermon. Many of these songs were used in the film FRISBEE this last year, but this album is NOT a soundtrack of that movie. FRISBEE doesn't have an authorized soundtrack and will not be able to license any of my recordings for the final cut and general release. Whether or not you've seen FRISBEE, the SLINKY CD stands alone without explanation. FRISBEE only used 19 of these songs. SLINKY has 24 songs, and they are all full length recordings, not snippets. We think you'll really "dig" what is here, in between the grooves.

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released December 1, 2005

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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