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The Great American Novel (Warm Up Demo)

from Maximum Planet by Larry Norman

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Okay. Stu, we have enough tape for that huh? [Spoken, by Larry]
Two [Spoken]
One two three four [Spoken, by Larry]

​I was born and raised an orphan
In a land that once was free
In a land that poured its love out on the moon
And I grew up in the shadows
Of your silos filled with grain
But you never helped to fill my empty spoon

And when I was ten you murdered law
With courtroom politics
And you learned to make a lie sound just like truth
But I know you better now
And I don't fall for all your tricks
And you've lost the one advantage of my youth

You kill a black man at midnight
Just for talking to your daughter
Then you make his wife your mistress
And you leave her without water
And the sheet you wear upon your face
Is the sheet your children sleep on
At every meal you say a prayer
You don't believe but still you keep on

One two three [Spoken]

Your money says we trust
The law in school
Reverb na la
I say you starved your children to do it

Na-na one two three [Spoken]

You're far across the ocean
In a war that's not your own
While you were winning theirs
You almost lost the one at home
Did you really think the only way
To bring about real peace
Was to sacrifice your children
And kill all your enemies

A-one two three [Spoken]

'Ticians all make speeches
Notes
And they exaggerate the issue
As they shove it down our throat
Is it really up to them
Whether our country sinks or floats
Well I wonder who would lead us
If none of us would vote oh

One two three break [Spoken]

One two three [Spoken]

Well my phone is tapped, my lips are chapped
From whispering through the fence

Verse seven [Spoken]

Every move I

Get ready [Spoken]

We're gonna hold it once again

One two three [Spoken]

Wa la la la la la la
La la la la la
Na na na na na na
La la la la la

Hold it one two [Spoken]

And your money says in God we trust
Against the law, pray in school
Y' say we beat the Russians
I say you starved your children to do'it

You say all men are equal, all men are brothers

??? know the answers, I've only got one
That a man leaves his darkness when he follows the son

Hold this, let it resonate. Don't cut it off again one time
Okay [Spoken, by Larry]
That was the one ??? [Spoken]
​That was the one, you think that was the one? [Spoken, by Larry]
​Yeah I think [Spoken]

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from Maximum Planet, released December 1, 2004

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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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