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Righteous Rocker

from Only Visiting This Planet by Larry Norman

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​​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 ain't nothing without love
Without love
You ain't 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
Or you can be a French provincial midwife
Or go from door to door with a death knife

But without love you ain't nothing
You ain't nothing without love
Without love you ain't nothing
Without love

(Without love you ain't nothing)
(You ain't nothing without love)
Without love you ain't nothing
Without love

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

An' you can 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
You can shake hands with the devil
Or give your life to God on the level

But without love
You ain't nothing without love
Without love
You ain’t nothing without love, love

Without love you ain't nothing
(You ain't nothing without love)
Without love you ain’t nothing
Without love

Now you could be a righteous rocker (Without love)
And eh, that's right
(Without love) Or you could be a holy roller
You ain't nothing without love (Without love)
Without love
Without love (Without love)
​You ain't nothing without love​

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from Only Visiting This Planet, released November 14, 1972

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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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