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I Wish We'd All Been Ready (feat. Bobby Ray Sparks II) [Larry Norman]

from Parting Gift by Nathan Smith

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lyrics

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, he hears a noise and turns his head - she'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

And 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 all of us got trampled on the floor
I wish we'd all been ready
Children died, the days grew cold, a peaceful breath could buy a bag of gold
I wish we'd all been ready

The Father spoke, the demons dined
Christ has come and you've been left behind

I wish we'd all been ready [x2]
(You've been left behind)

I hope we'll all be ready
(There is still some time) [x2]

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from Parting Gift, released April 5, 2015
Composed by Larry Norman (1969)

Vocals: Nathan Smith

Instruments: Yamaha 12-string guitar, Mayfield nylon string guitar, Castilla classical guitar (brother-in-law, Ryan Jordan's dad's guitar), Moog and various synths (Bobby Sparks II)

Produced / Mixed: Nathan Smith (Plano, TX) – Synths recorded by Bobby Sparks II at Sparks & Moore Recording Studio (Garland, TX)

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Nathan Smith draws from many styles, from neo-classical to early folk to modern jazz. Nathan strives to progressively incorporate, into his forthcoming albums, disparate styles of music, in ways that the listener would not expect.

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