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Artist: Larry Norman
Canonical path: /larry-norman/i-wish-we-d-all-been-ready
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I Wish We'd All Been Ready
Read I Wish We'd All Been Ready lyrics by Larry Norman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Wish We'd All Been Ready
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Life was filled with guns and war
and everyone got trampled on the floor
I wish we'd all been ready
children died the days grew cold
a piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready
there's no time to change your mind
the son has come and you've been left behind
a man and wife asleep in bed
she hears a noise and turns her head
he's gone
I wish we'd all been ready
two men walking up a hill
one disappears and one's left standing still
I wish we'd all been ready
there's no time to change your mind
the son has come and you've been left behind
life was filled with guns and war
and everyone got trampled on the floor
I wish we'd all been ready
children died the days grew cold
a piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready
there's no time to change your mind
how could you have been so blind
the father spoke the demons dined
the son has come and you've been left behind
you've been left behind
you've been left behind
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