1. |
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Took a plane to Minnesota to see my lady love
The cloud was far below me and the sky was high above
And when the captain called the flight time
Well my heart cried out this song
It's still an hour till arrival
And that's an hour much too long
Fly fly fly
My baby gets me high
I spend too much time in taxicab
Please don't ask me why
Fly fly fly
Like an eagle in the sky
And with a lot of love, a little help from above
We'll be together till we die
We'll honeymoon in Haifa and have lunch in Galilee
We'll hitchhike up through Switzerland and drop in at L'Abri
We'll spend our winters in Laguna
And our summers on the farm
Spend the rest of life in heaven
Locked in each other's arm
Fly fly fly
You know my baby gets me high
I spend too much time in taxicabs
Please don't ask me why
I can't tell you
Fly fly fly
Like an eagle in the sky
And with a lot of love, a little help from above
We'll be together till we die
And then after
Fly fly fly
My baby gets me high
Fly fly fly
Like an eagle in the sky [x2]
Fly fly fly
You know my baby gets me high
I spend too much time just hanging round the airport
Please don't ask me why
Fly fly fly
Seven forty seven, halfway to heaven
A lot of love, a little help from above
We'll be together till we die
Fly fly fly
You know my baby gets me high
I spend too much time in taxicabs
Please don't ask me why
Fly fly fly
Like an eagle in the sky
And with a lot of love, a little help from above
We'll be together till we die
Fly fly fly
You know my baby gets me high
I spend too much time just hanging round the airports
Please don't ask me why
Fly fly fly
Seven forty seven, halfway to heaven
A lot of love, a little help from above
We'll be together till we die
Fly fly fly
You know my baby gets me high
I spend too much time in taxicabs
Please don't ask me why
Fly fly fly
Like an eagle in the sky
And with a lot of love, a little help from above
We'll be together till we die
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2. |
The Same Old Story
04:02
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Now it's the same old story
And the same old stage
Though the cast is different
And you're looking at a different page
All the lines seem familiar
As you try to memorize your part
And when you finally meet the lady
You know she's gonna break your heart
Now it's the same old story
Though you approach it from a different place
And the lady is lovely
She wears such a beautiful face
And though you try hard to stop it
You feel the hopeless situation start
You're in love with the lady
And you know she's gonna break your heart
It's the same old story
Just read between the lines
Your heart will end up broken
And you'll tell yourself that love is just a state of mind (Ah ah ah)
Well it's the same old story
And you know just how it's gonna end
You're gonna wind up losing
So there's no reason to pretend
But you go through the motions
And you tell her that you'll never part
You say your love will last forever
But you know she's gonna break your heart
And though you try hard to stop it
You feel the hopeless situation start
You're in love with the lady
And you know she's gonna break your heart
Well you know she's gonna break your heart
You know she's gonna break your heart
You know she's gonna break your heart
It's the same old story
You tell her that you'll never never part
You're in love with the lady
But you know she's gonna break your heart
It's the same old story
I do, I do, I do remember all those lonely nights
Sitting and thinking on a cold and empty stage
It's the same old story
And the same old stage
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3. |
Lonely By Myself
03:41
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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
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4. |
Be Careful What You Sign
04:59
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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]
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5. |
Baroquen Spirits
02:52
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Waiting around since last night sitting in your garden chair
When you decide to come home I suppose I'll still be there
(Ooh ooh ooh) Everything comes to the man who waits for everything to come
But what (Ah ah ah) can he do when the thing he wants the most he's farthest from
Yes I guess I see your point
Patience growing thin
How can you respect a man
Who needs you more than you need him
Baroquen spirits do you love me
Baroquen spirits I can't say
Baroquen spirits do you love me
Baroquen spirits I can't say
(Ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Give me your love or let go but don't play with my affairs
(Ah ah ah) Kiss me goodbye or hello but don't take lightly what we share
Yes I guess I see your point
Patience growing thin
How can you respect a man
Who needs you more than you need him
Baroquen spirits do you love me
Baroquen spirits I can't say
Baroquen spirits do you love me (oh baby do you love me)
Baroquen spirits I can't say
All right
Baroquen spirits (ah ah ha) do you love me
Baroquen spirits (ah ha ha) I can't say (I can't say)
Baroquen spirits (ah ah ha) do you love me (do you love me)
Baroquen
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6. |
Christmas Time
03:47
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Santa Claus is coming and the kids are getting greedy
It's Christmas time
They know it's in the store because they've seen it on the TV
It's Christmas time, it's Christmas time
It used to be the birthday of the man who saved our necks
Oh it's Christmas time
But now it stands for Santa Claus you spell it with an x
It's Christmas time, yeah I said it's Christmas time
Wo wo wo it's a Christmas time
Wo wo baby [x2]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Break
Ow
You go into the forest and you cut down all the trees
It's Christmas time
I know you got a power saw but who plants the seeds
It's Christmas time, it's Christmas time
I gotta buy a present, can't remember who it's for
It's Christmas time, ow I said it's Christmas time
Well I'll see you in an hour when I get back from the store
It's Christmas time, yeah (all right) it's Christmas time
Wo wo wo it's a Christmas time
Wo wo baby [x2]
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah [x3]
Yeh-ow
Christmas time (It's Christmas time)
Christmas time (What about last year baby)
Christmas time (What did you give me baby)
Christmas time (It's Christmas time)
Christmas time (Christmas time) (It's Christmas time) [x3]
Christmas time aah (Christmas time)
Christmas time (It's Christmas time ya)
Christmas time (It's Christmas time yeah)
Christmas time (It's Christmas time yeah)
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7. |
She's A Dancer
03:17
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She's a dancer in the garden
And she dances with the flowers
In the early morning hours
When the wind shifts and the fog drifts
She's a dancer
She's a dancer and she knows it
Everywhere she goes she shows it
Condescending not pretending
No regretting
Nor forgetting
She's a dancer
And on my early morning walks I often find her
I sit pretending that I'm looking at the paper
And when people stop to watch her
She pretends she doesn't see them
Doesn't need them, and where she goes
There the wind blows
Though it's only with the flowers that she dances
And on my early morning walk I often find her
I sit pretending (I sit pretending) that I'm looking at the paper
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8. |
Soul Survivor
03:38
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I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone don't let me be
The soul survivor of this tragedy
My life was good when she was hanging round
My love was flying so high and free
But when she left my dreams came tumbling down
Now I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone don't let me be
The soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm trying so hard to forget my pain
And leave my past behind
But when your life is suddenly filled with rain
You keep remembering how the sun used to shine
And I can't stand the loneliness the constant emptiness
Why has unhappiness come into my life
I spend my mornings waking and thinking
And cry my evenings late into the night
I never knew that things could go so wrong
Until this happened to me (and I'm telling you)
If you're in love you better hold on strong
Or be the soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone don't let me be
The soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Soul survivor soul survivor)
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Don't leave me here alone don't let me be (Soul survivor soul survivor)
The soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Soul survivor soul survivor)
Yes I am, oh yes, I need somebody's sympathy (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) (sympathy)
Don't leave me here alone don't (let me) let me be (Soul survivor soul survivor)
The soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Ah yeah yeah yeah) (Soul survivor soul survivor)
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
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9. |
Nightmare
06:21
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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
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10. |
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Hey it could be a lot lower
Yeah. It could be a little louder [Larry]
Ah louder louder [Larry]
One two three
Ma ma [Larry] [Spoken]
If God is my father
And you are my brother
Then why can't we bother
To really reach out and love one another
Why do we keep on acting the way we do
The way we treat each other
It must break his heart in two
Once we were happy
Oh yes once in the garden
And then a lie broke the stillness
And our hearts began to harden
And hoping to be wiser man has reached too far
Sometimes I think that we've advanced
But then I look at where we are
And oh I cry yeah-eh-eh
Wo-oh-ah-eh-eh-eh-eh-oh-oh
Why do we argue
Why are there so many churches
With half of them empty
And some represent a million dollar purchase
What's happened to the message given by our Lord
To take his gospel to the streets
Share our money with the poor
Learn to love
Love is the greatest thing
You've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing oh-oh-oh-oh
Own dom na na na na
Ah na na na
If God is my father
And you are my brother
Then why can't we bother
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11. |
Up In Canada
02:48
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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
Lead me on, lead me on, lead me on
Lead me on where you're going 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
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)
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12. |
Butterfly
02:33
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Saw you underneath a leaf
And that's when I decided to be a thief
I said honey you're a pretty cocoon
I just know you're gonna come out soon
You're a butterfly
And yes I know and I love you
You gotta let it show pretty butterfly
Won't you come out just for me ye-eh
You're a butterfly
You're beautiful but you do not know it
You're a butterfly
You need love but you never show it
You need warmth
You need love
You need nature to give you a shove
You want to start living you gotta start flying
Spread your wings and fill the sky
You're a butterfly
And yes I know and you're a butterfly
You gotta let it show pretty butterfly
Won't you come out just for me yeah
Oh won't you come out just for me
Now look at you
You're a butterfly
And yes I know and I love you
But it's time to go pretty butterfly
Well it's time for me to set you free ye-eh
Well it's time for me to set you free
One more thing before you go
Something I never let anyone know
I am lonely, so confused
But I never will forget the day I ???
As I passed along your way
I saw you underneath a leaf
And that's when I decided to be a thief
I said honey you're a pretty cocoon
I just know you're gonna come out soon
You're a butterfly
Yes I know and I love you
But it's time to go pretty butterfly
Well it's time for me to set you free yeah
It's time for me to set you
Bye bye baby
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13. |
Kulderachna
02:12
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I found an old man on the beach
Looking for his shoes
I said look for the footprints
There's a path, but you must choose
Kulderachna om a la na [x4]
Nan na la la la ly ly
La la la la la ly ly
La la la la la ly ly ly ly
La la la la la la la la
Kulderachna
Kulderachna
You will gain what you are lacking
You will find what you have lost
If you're looking for the footprints
The will lead you to the cross
Kulderachna om a la na [x2]
La la la la la ly la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
Kulderachna, oh
Kulderachna, oh
[Etcetera]
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Soul Survivor take six, do it a little bit faster this time
Six
One two three [Spoken]
Uh
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy (Oh oh)
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be
The soul survivor of this tragedy
My life was good, I had my feet on the ground
My love was flying so high and free
But then my dreams they come a tumbling down
Now I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be (Aah-ah)
Soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm trying so hard to forget my pain
And leave my past behind
But when your life is suddenly filled with rain
You keep remembering how the sun used to shine
And I can't stand it, no I can't stand the loneliness
The constant emptiness
Why has unhappiness come into my life
I spend my mornings waking and thinking
And cry my evenings late into the night
My life was good when she was hanging round
My love was flying so high and free
But then my dreams they all come tumbling down
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be
Soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be
Soul survivor of this tragedy
I'm the soul survivor of this tragedy (Ah ya-ah ah ah aah aah)
(Sing it Randy)
Oh yes I need somebody's sympathy (Ah-ah ah)
Don't leave me here alone, don't let me be
Soul survivor of this tragedy
Aw all all all alright (Soul survivor)
(Ye-he-he-be)
Soul survivor of this tragedy
Soul survivor of this tragedy
I say this record don't become a hit
Well I think, I think it's time for me to quit
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15. |
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Two, one, two, one, two, three cha [Spoken]
Dear Malcolm, dear Alwyn
You're my favorite singers in England
But I love you so much
You've got the holy spirit's touch
You're much more than just a two man band
I got a memo from Turner
He's a poet, I'm a learner
He said you're coming back to L.A.
Well I'll see you when you land
Hope your schedule's not too crammed
Know you can't, but I wish you could stay
I miss you my friend, oh yes
I think about you all the time
You're so far away
Well I hope you're feeling fine, alright uh
Got a message from Turner
[Mumble] I'm a learner
Said you're coming back to L.A., oh yeah
Do-na-nad du-nu-du-na-na
La la la la la la la
Go cha cha cha
Woo-ooh ooh
Well I miss you my friend, oh yes
I think about you all the time
You're so far away
And I hope you're feeling fine
Duh duh
La la la la na la and you're la la la la la
You're my favorite singers in England
And your songs are so simple
But they take me to the temple
I guess I'm just your number one fan
Oh oh ho ho oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh ho oh wo woh
Ho oh wo woh
Aah ah na nana
Um na wa ooh ooh woo ooh ooh
Woo hoo da na la la la
Dagga dagga
Ah da da da da da
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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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