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Why Can't You Be Good

from Survivor by Larry Norman

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From the album Down Under

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​Oh ho oh

Why can't you behave
Why can't you be good
You don't even try
To do the things you should
What is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good

You go into the bedroom
You say you’ve got to powder your nose
But the powder is cocaine (Ooh ooh ooh)
I see traces on your clothes (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)

Well what is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good

Ba ba ba ba ba

Take another look inside your dreams tonight (Aah aah)
When you go to sleep (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way
Like some little sheep

You say that you love me
And that your heart is true
But you’ve got so many other lovers (Oh oh)
Well what am I supposed to do

Do you love me

What is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good

Take another look inside your dreams tonight
When you go to sleep (Ooh ooh)
Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way
Like some little sheep

Your face, it looks so pretty
But your mind is such a mess
You’ve got a cold and wicked heart
It's beatin’ underneath your breath

Well what is the reason (Ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh)
What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh)
What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Why you can't be good (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)

Why can't you be good
Why can't you be good babe
You know you break my heart
You say you love me but I know it's not so
I can't follow you every place you go
Why can't you be good
You know I feel a little lonely
Oh oh oh
​Oh woh
​Yeah yeah

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from Survivor, released November 1, 2002

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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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