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Artist: Phil Keaggy
Canonical path: /phil-keaggy/the-book
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The Book
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The Book
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Living off the land was not what I had planned,
So I took off for the city.
Then a man, not an ordinary man,
Sat down beside me and he said
I said Mister, I'm going for broke until I stop,
I said Mister, you know I've got to reach the top,
I said Mister, can you help me if you can,
He just gave me a book and disappeared, disappeared.
When I looked inside, there was love before my eyes,
When I looked inside, oh to my surprise,
And it spoke to me, oh it spoke to me.
When I looked inside, there was love before my eyes,
When I looked inside, oh to my surprise,
And it spoke to me, yes it spoke to me.
Come on, come on and take a new look,
Take a look into the book.
Words so real, words so true
Give you something to hold on to,
So come on, yeah come on discover the book.
Romance and mystery, heroes and history,
Action and victory, shine on me.
Take a tour of Heaven above,
Show you so much love so come on,
Come on discover the book.
So come on, come on discover the book.
So come on, come on discover the book.
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