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I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark

Hahahahaha start again [laughter]
Oh wait a minute fellas [laughter]
Oh, oh okay, take two [Spoken]

I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
I looked up into the sky and saw lights moving through the dark
They were coming down from heaven, each one was brighter than the stars
And I said to my bulldog, I wonder what they are

I couldn't run, I could not swallow, I could only shake with fear
They were coming t'ward me and they were getting near
I heard people screaming around me in the darkness of that night
Then I fell in silence, I was blinded by the light

I felt my body drop off me like an old black overcoat
I heard my bulldog howl and I began to float
Aow and as that light came down around me, well I could not see a thing
But I could feel a presence and I heard voices begin to sing

Oh yeah (Tell me more, hmm)
Tell you what (Tell me more, wo-oh)
How can I tell you what happened (Tell me more hmm)
I don't know what happened (Tell me more, wo-oh)
I was just standing there with my bulldog and eh (Tell me more hmm, tell me more hmm)
And I saw this light in the sky (Tell me more)
Ok I'll tell you, I'll try to tell you

The next thing I remember, well someone grabbed my hand
I felt my spirit flying far above the land
No no no
I was flying
Woo

Ah ah [x6]

I was standing at the gates of heaven when a hand reached out to touch my head
Then I fell through a hole in heaven, I landed back in my bed
I started weeping, I felt so lonely and my soul began to scream
Had it just been my imagination, well it seemed so much more real than a dream

I couldn't believe it (I couldn't believe it)
I was still standing there in bed (In my own bed)
With this crazy vision (Oh) going around and round and in my head
I said what was I to think, I mean what was I to do
(Oh somebody gotta help me, this can't be real)
(Watch out)

Now if you see me standing on the corner and you hear my bulldog bark
You better look up in the sky in case there's something in the dark
Sometimes I stay here until it's morning and I look up in the night
Because you've got to be ready if you want to see the light

Wo-oh wo-oh
​Oh yeah

I'm just standing on the corner looking for something
That was prophesied by the wise and foretold by the old
Don't be standing in the darkness like a man who's lost his way
Because he let his lamp go out, because he wasn't prepared
For the undeniable arrival of the judgment day

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from Something New Under The Son, released January 1, 1981

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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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