• Song:

    Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music

  • Artist:

    Larry Norman

  • Album:

    Copper Wires

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I want the people to know that he saved my soul
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But I still like to listen to the radio
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They say rock-n-roll is wrong, we'll give you one more chance
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I say, "I feel so good I've gotta get up and dance."
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I know what's right, I know what's wrong, I don't confuse it
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All I'm really trying to say is, "Why should the devil have all the good music?"
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I feel good every day, 'cause Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away
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They say to cut my hair, they're driving me insane
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I grew it out long to make room for my brain
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But sometimes people don't understand
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What's a good boy doing in a rock-n-roll band
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There's nothing wrong with playing blues licks
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But if you've got a reason tell me to my face, "Why should the devil have all the good music?"
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There's nothing wrong with what I play, 'cause Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away
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I ain't knocking the hymns, just give me a song that has a beat
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I ain't knocking the hymns, just give me a song that moves my feet
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I don't like none of those funeral marches, I ain't dead yet!
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Jesus told the truth, and Jesus showed the way
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There's one more thing I'd like to say
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They nailed him to the cross and they laid him in the ground
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But they should have known you can't keep a good man down
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I feel good every day I don't want to lose it
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All I wanna, all I wanna know is, "Why should the devil have all the good music?"
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I've been filled I feel okay
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Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues
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Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues
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Jesus is the rock and he rolled my blues away
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