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Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music

from Road Rage by Larry Norman

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From Live At Flevo With Q-stone, but with a very small amount of crowd noise removed at the start and end

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Some people say rock and roll is of the devil, I don't believe that. It came from the church, belongs to the church. There's a good world that God has created here, he's given us everything. The devil has tried to steal it. I don't know why the should, devil should have anything, anything. Not your soul, not your life, not your marriage, not your future, and not your music [Spoken]

A one two, a one two three

I want the people to know
That he saved my soul
But I still like to listen to the radio
They say rock and roll is wrong
We'll give you one more chance
I feel so good I'm gonna get up and dance

I know what's right, I know what's wrong
I don't confuse it
Well all I'm really trying to say is
Why should the devil have all the good music
There's nothing wrong with what I say
You know Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away

They say to cut my hair
They're driving me insane
I grew it out long to make room for my brain
Sometimes people don't understand
What's a good boy doing in a rock and roll band

Hey man there ain't nothing wrong or satanic or communistic about blues licks
If you've got a scripture, show me to my face
Why should the devil have all the good music
There's nothing wrong with what I play, aaaah
Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away

Yes he did, allright

I'm not knocking the hymns
Just give me something that has a beat you know
I ain't knocking the hymns
Just give me a something that moves my feet
I don't like some of those funeral marches
I ain't dead yet

Wow

Jesus told the truth
Jesus showed the way
There's one more thing I'd like to say
They nailed him to the cross
Then they laid him in the ground
But they shoulda known you can't keep a good man down

You can't keep him down
Yeah devil, you can't keep him down
All I'm really trying to say is
Why should the devil have all the good music

There's nothing wrong with what we play
Jesus is the rock and he'll roll my blues
Jesus is the rock and he'll roll your blues
Jesus is the rock, he'll roll our blues away

​Ya-babababababa-ya-ah-ah-ow

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from Road Rage, released October 18, 2003

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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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