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Sticks & Stones

by Larry Norman

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She's my woman She's my wife She's my love, a friend for life She helps me face the pain and strife Until my final breath He's my baby He's my boy He's my pride, my secret joy ​And I'll be
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Oh yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah We're just ??? making music, it's Cornerstone We're just standing here making music in Cornerstone 'Cause we would rather be with you than to be alone I got my dark sunglasses The one I had through my youth I've got my black leather jacket I brushed my tooth ​Don't read the bible 'less you want to know the truth
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​Oh no, they'd never let me go to no dances, no sir Paul, you're not supposed to dance. Not supposed to dances. They had nice parties. [Spoken by grandma Rubie] I grew up in San Francisco, an all black neighbourhood. I remember it very well. I was not allowed to dance. But in my room I could move around if I felt like it, and had the chance. I started playing music when I was five, 1952, writing down my feelings. Everybody's life is different, and so's mine. Isn't that right grandma? [Spoken by Larry] My feet are on a rock, my name is on a roll But moving and a grooving does not satisfy my soul So when I’m down I go off on my own When I feel moved I dance before the throne Just like David [Spoken] My friends think that I’m strange Guess they think that I’m a fool You know they look at me in church And they laugh at me in school But I believe someone rolled away the stone And I am not alone So when I feel the need I dance before the throne Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
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Da doo da dun bau Ba ba bup I got something that I think you want, yeah It’s not for sale, it can’t be bought Mmm, lean closer, let me fill you in You know, baby you need a friend I think you do You got money, you got diamond rings You’re finding out they’re not worth a thing, yeah yeah What good’s a soul that cannot sing Take a chance, take a chance with me, ah-ah-eh Open your eyes and you will see I own nothing but I’m a wealthy man I’ll share it with you if you take his hand Your daddy’s money gonna give you the blues Just tell your mama take her hands off of you Pick up the cross, God’ll see you through Bau bau bau wey yeah You know I love you baby I’ll love you hard and love you long And I don’t want this love to perish So listen to the message and the music And the lyrics of this song Yeah yeah yeah yeah-uh Yeah [Very faintly] A camel in a needle’s eye Yeah, that’s what we’re talking about [Spoken] Not all the rich have to die Just follow closely, do not stray, yeah, yeah You can probably keep your money Just give your soul away, yay yay yay yay Don’t negotiate, just stop and pray Lifting your head up to heaven and say, yay Please forgive me, take these things away, yeah And then keep walking Yeah, yeah, walk tall doll You fall down, you get back up again You carry that cross, a lamp unto your feet Yeah, a light unto your path It’s foolishness to them that, to them that perish Yeah yeah yeah I’m gonna love you till your dying day, yeah yeah Until you turn to God or turn me away What can I do, there’s nothing left to say It’s up to you, just keep walking, hey hey ey Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Whoa-oh Take his hand I’m gonna love you till your dying day Until you turn to God or turn me away It’s up to you , what can I say, yay​​
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I feel like dying Done all I can Well I lost my woman She ran off with another man I feel like dying Like I got nothing to lose I know I need something But I do not need these blues What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do I feel like dying And I can't take the strain My life's in trouble And I cannot take this pain I feel like dying Like this is the end I need an answer Oh I need a friend Well you can just say What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do I feel like dying Ah yeah yeah yeah I feel like dying
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I was so down My chin on the ground Wondering what to do Then suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue The birds sang their song as I walked along I suddenly felt quite odd ‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God And it said You got the blues but you can shake it If you have faith you can make it You have a chance You must take it while you can You have a choice but you must choose it Don't give up hope Never lose it And that's what it said on the note from Mr God Oh I like it [Spoken, faintly] ​ God [Faintly] And it said You have the blues but you can shake it If you have faith you can make it You have a chance You must take it while you can You have a choice but you must choose it Don't give up hope Never lose it And that's what it said on the note from Mr God So if you feel down Your chin on the ground And suddenly you feel odd Just look on the ground for that note from Mr God
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​You know the 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 get this straight If you keep the first two you'll fulfil the other eight Everybody work Everybody work There's tension between the brothers and the sisters People need to get along Open up your hearts to one another And learn to sing this song Holy spirit will touch your soul Stand still, don't rock and roll Everybody work Everybody work work work work If your woman walks out, starts messing about You must pray for her safety, 'til she works it out Obedience is better than sacrifice If you don't die once then you're gonna die twice Holy spirit make you move about So with fear and trembling work your salvation out Everybody work work Yeah everybody work work work work (Work work) The spirit is willing (Work work) But the flesh is weak And if you're holding (work work) back It's hard to hear (work work) God speak Everybody work work work work Everybody work work work work Everybody work work A long time (work work) ago Jesus came to earth (work work) People didn't wanna know (work work) Went to the church (work) and he said this is wrong (work work) If he were here today he'd (work work) come to us and he'd say this is wrong (work work) You don't really love one another, not yet (work work) you don't I said love them as I love them (work work) Love one another (work work), love one another (work work), love one another (work work) If you don't know what I'm saying (work work) go home and pray (work work) Read your bible and die every (work work) day Everybody work (work work) Oh-eh-oh (work work) Oh oh oh everybody work (work work) (Work work) Everybody work (work work) (Work work) Everybody work work work (work work) work work Everybody work (work work) work work wo-wo-wo-oh Everybody work (work) Everybody work
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Rock-a-bye baby in the tree top You know the bough’s gonna break And the cradle will rock You're one year older than you were the year before And each day baby, I love you more and more You make me laugh when I see you crawl across the floor What y’ doing boy Shake your rattle and crawl [x4] Stay in your stroller when your momma’s shopping at the mall Well I love my son Michael, he’s as good as a boy can be And I hug him and I kiss him and I bounce him up upon my knee And then I put him on the floor and say baby won’t you rock with me That’s right I say c’mon Shake your rattle and crawl, shake baby shake yeah Shake your rattle and crawl, stand up and walk tall And you can count on me 'cause I’ll be there to catch you when you fall All right Well the serpent was hanging from the tree just like a leaf Oh yeah (shake shake) And when Eve walked by he said lady I’ll make this brief (Shake shake) When Adam took the second bite they rubbed their eyes in disbelief And God told the devil Shake your rattle and crawl (Yeh yeh) [x4] I’ll be stomping on your head, you’ll be dancing at the dead man’s ball All right (Shake your rattle and crawl) (Yeh yeh) (Shake your rattle and crawl) Oh (Yeh yeh) You know what I like (Shake your rattle and crawl) (Yeh yeh) That's it (Shake your rattle and crawl) (Yeh yeh) Oh yeah ​Yeah
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Haven't finished it but it's, it's like this eh [Spoken] He's my baby He's my boy La la la la la la la La la la la la da da na na na Na la na la la Oh she's my woman She's my wife She's my love, a friend for life She helps me face the pain and strife Until that final day Ah da da da La da Ah la la la da da da He's my saviour He's my Lord He's my rock and he's my sword ​Hey da na na na
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Dear Malcolm, dear Alwyn You're my favorite singers in England And I love you so much You 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 And he says you're coming back to L.A. So I'll see you when you land I'll hope your schedule's not too planned I know you can't, but I wish you could stay I miss you my friends I think about you all the time You're so far away Well I hope you're feeling fine Beware of the snakes and the robbers and the fakes And the guys who want to take a percent You don't need them anymore God is gonna close that door It's getting time to pack up your tent Dear Malcolm (dear Malcolm), dear Alwyn (dear Alwyn) La la la la la la La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la I miss you my friends I think about you all the time You're so far away Well I hope you're feeling fine Dear Malcolm (dear Malcolm), dear Alwyn (dear Alwyn) 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
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​Sorry, I left my voice in Australia. It'll catch up with me on a later flight [Spoken] Love is warm if love is real But if it's false and cold as steel It can break your heart Tear your dreams apart But love can bless you when it's true Give you hope and guide you through The darkest corridor That's what love is for You have come and now the emptiness is gone You hung the light between the darkness and the dawn Don't be pushing back and forth, you're gonna hurt somebody. You go stand out there by yourself and rock if you want. Yeah. This ain't rock and roll you know, this is the christian life. Not supposed to sway back and forth, supposed to stand tall and eh, solid and [Spoken] I love you and you love me If I am all I'll ever be Is that enough for you And hope will guide us through We grow strong, our hearts grow well We withstand the gates of hell And walk towards heaven's door That's what love is for You have come and now the emptiness is gone You hung the light between the darkness and the dawn I keep remembering sorrow from the past Look ahead tomorrow to brighter days Without your love my hope would never last True love comes from the father I, I keep remembering It is the last verse soon. Hey this ain't show business, I'm only here because this is life [Spoken] Life is hard but love abides Through the storms and raging tides We're safe among the shores That's what love is for We're safe among the shores ​That's what love is for ​That's what love is for ​​That's what love is for
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​Oh how they hurt you They didn't know from the start They didn't know how they wounded your loving heart They were blind and reckless They drove a nail through each hand Oh-oh, didn't they understand Oh oh oh, I know, now I can see Oh oh oh, I know, you did it for them And you did it for me You created the earth By your command it moves They mocked you, come down king of the Jews I wasn't there in the garden But I believe you cried And that the sky turned black the moment you died Oh oh oh, I know, now I can see Oh oh oh, I know, you did it for them And you did it for me You did it for me You did it for me You gave your life up So that I can be free An' I belong to you eternally Wo oh oh, I know You did it for them, you did it for me Oh oh oh, I know You did it for them, you did it for us, you did it for me You did it for me
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...going on in there? Will this thing work as a PA? Is there anyone alive in there? Shoot, the whole place has been renovated Aaah Hello, hello. We're in the message booth in the ice rink. Can you hear me? Give me that thing Wait a minute, wait a minute. Please be careful breaking in. If this thing gets loose there's no stopping it. It's all over the rink, it's blocking all the exits That sounds like Bobby It's got some strange life force. We're safe for the moment. Please be very careful, many people have been killed already There's only three of us left here, and everyone else escaped or was killed. I don't think it can get to us but we can't get out Oh come on man you gotta let us get in there, he's our best friend Look you two, em, go on over to the fire unit and get some helmets or jackets and look official and try to help out. Williams, will you go with 'em? Right sir Can you tell us the nature of the thing? Hey Bobby I'm sorry Bobby Tell them what the thing...
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This is how this title was described when it was first released: STICKS AND STONES: (Contains additional disc, for free) This is an extenuation of the collection of rock band music found on Blarney Stone, featuring Jon Linn and Charly. This CD contains "Cornerstone Blues," which Jon and Larry wrote, and some solo songs like "Raindrops," *You Did It For Me," "That's What Love Is For" and studio recordings Larry has never released, like "Trinitv" and "Shake Your Rattle And Crawl" and more. This is a memorial collection, dedicated to the memory of Jon Linn, probably the premiere pioneer of fiery Christian rock guitar.

Note that Trinity and Shake Your Rattle And Crawl had been previously released, but this was their first appearance on CD.

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released December 1, 2000

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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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