Name: I Wish We'd All Been Ready
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I Wish We'd All Been Ready

from One Night In Norway - 1991 by Larry Norman

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Life was filled with guns and war
Everyone got trampled on the floor
I wish we'd all been ready

Children died, the days grew cold
A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready

There's no time to change your mind (Oh oh)
The son has come and you've been left behind (Oh oh oh oh)

A man and wife asleep in bed
She hears a noise and turns her head
He's gone
I wish we'd all been ready

Two men walking up a hill
One disappears, one's left standing still
I wish we'd all been ready

There's no time to change your mind (Oh oh)
The son has come and you've been left behind (Oh oh oh oh)

Life is filled with bombs and guns
Heaven help these little ones who die
I wish we'd all been ready

People, gold, oil, guns, wars, death, AIDS, armageddon
I wish we'd all been ready

There's no time to change your mind (Ooh)
How could you have been so blind (Ooh ooh)
The father spoke, the demons dined (Ooh)
The son has come and you've been left behind (Ooh ooh ooh)
You've been left behind yeah
You've been left
You've been left behind yeah

You've been left behind

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from One Night In Norway - 1991, released February 2, 2023

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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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