Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Canonical path: /sufjan-stevens/many-guides
Related lyric paths: 6
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Many Guides
Read Many Guides lyrics by Sufjan Stevens on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Many Guides
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Though the ocean's deep and choppy
Let it be your guide
It'll take you to the one you love
Who's on the other side
If you meet a mountain goat
Let him be your guide
If he leads you far astray
He'll know in his side
Going around the mountain glacier
To the other side
If you see the face of God
His laws you must abide
Though the boxcar's rough and smelly
It's a place to hide
If it takes you to L.A.
Take it all in stride
Since the prarie's flat and lonesome
There's no place to hide
If you see a lion, lie down
And pretend you died
When you reach the gates of Heaven
After you have died
Put on fast the blood of Jesus
He'll get you inside
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