DeGarmo & Key Band
Straight On - 1979
Jericho
Straight On - © 1979
What will you do when your walls come down
You should have turned your heart
You should have turned it around
You thought that you were safe
Behing your iron and clay walls
I told you long ago that you were due for a fall
Jericho, you're gonna be the slave of the master's servants
Jericho, your cities are burning and the soldiers are coming for you
Your wall street idols won't be here long
Form cinders to ashes and they are all gone
I begged you to run from your idols to Me
But blind by fools gold no you just couldn't see
Jericho, you're gonna be the slave of the master's servants
Jericho, your cities are burning and the soldiers are coming for you
Livin' on the edge of dyin'
Straight On - © 1979
We were all alone on a Saturday
When you preached that gospel creed
Sittin' on the hood of my Chevrolet
My heart began to bleed
It cut like a bullet from a smokin' revolver
Givin' me that fatal blow
I was runnin' like a thief from a law enforcer
With nowhere I could go
I was lyin on the edge of dying hearin' your third degree
I was lyin on the edge of dying my soul had no relief
Escorted by a man of antiquity
Through my first church door
Sinking in a sea of insanity
Till that preacher took the floor
He was blastin' at my soul like a Bible explosion
He was blowin' like a hurricane
Just as he was reachin' for his second wind
I heard someone call my name
I was lyin on the edge of dying till I found my sight
I was lyin on the edge of dying till that supernatural night
Go tell them
Straight On - © 1979
No way to tell you the things that I'm feelin'
Breaking away from the chains
All of the pain from the past is now healin'
The spirit is moving again
I hear somebody saying to me
«You know what tihs world needs to be free
Get up, get out, and go tell them
Jesus is all that you need»
I see the world from a new point of view
Since Jesus took over in me
Turning my eyes from the lies of fools wisdom
Watching them fall in the sea
Paradise lost is the cost of your freedom
Pain is the prize you recieve
I'm here to say there's a way to see Eden
Look to the Son and believe
I hear somebody saying to me
«You know what tihs world needs to be free
Get up, get out, and go tell them
Jesus is all that you need»
Bad Living
Straight On - © 1979
Have you heard the doorbells ringing
Can't you see it's love we're searching for
Are you fool enough to answer
When you know it's Satan at your door
He's been looking for you
And you know the reason why - my oh my !
Bad livin', but I know I've been forgiven
'Cause the price is much too high
Well there's got to be a way to
And there ain't no better day to
Tell these people why
Need your love Father and we need it right now
We're getting older - the world's sure getting colder
Got to find some type of love
We've been beaten but we're tired of retreatin'
Got to take it from above
Need your love Father and we need it right now
Walkin' down a narrow road
We need your love to carry on
Carry on
Bad livin', but I know I've been forgiven
Enchiridion
Straight On - © 1979
Instrumental
Long Distance Runner
Straight On - © 1979
You are a long distance runner
You can feel the pain in your side
Yet you must run on
You are a long distance runner
Keep your face in the wind
And you'll soon be home
I can see the strain on your face
Keep your eye on the goal and you'll win the race
Up from the gun - you are no sprinter
The soles of your feet are on fire
Yet you must run on
You came to run - that's why you entered
So put one foot in front of another
'Till your race is won
I can see the strain on your face
Keep your eye on the goal and you'll win the race
You are a long distance runner
When others are falling away
Your race begins
You are a long distance runner
The Spirit that strenghens your soul
Will ensure that you win
Let Him Help You Today
Straight On - © 1979
Blessed is the man that walks on softly
Blessed is the wife that loves her childBlessed is the Blessed is the son of understanding
Blessed are the lowly, meek and the mild
'Cause you know that Jesus loves you
He shows you everyday
He helps you in a thousand different ways Let Him help you today
Blessed is the man that walks in wisdom
Blessed is the soul that longs for light
Blessed is the King - great is the kingdom
Blessed are the sons that yearn for right
'Cause you know that Jesus loves you
He shows you everyday
He helps you in a thousand different ways Let Him help you today
I never Knew You
Straight On - © 1979
You said you loved me
Bou you never even knew my name
You played the part so well
But, mama, you were playin' in vain
For me it's not easy
To tell you that you were wrong
But I've done all I can
So I'm sayin' so long
I never knew you
No I never knew you at all
I never knew you
No I never knew you at all
You told everyone you knew
That you and I were best of friends
But mama, I got news for you
There is where the story ends
You're talking fast and loud
But I can't hear a thing you say
Too late now for acting proud
It's time to go our separate ways
I never knew you
No I never knew you at all
I never knew you
No I never knew you at all
Mary
Straight On - © 1979
Mary why have you come here?
With the heart so sad and your eyes filled with tears
Think back, think back, what did he say?
He said that he would die, but he'd rise on the third day
He's higher, He's raised up by the Father's power
Higher, out from the grave
Hummmm, with the power to save
Mary, please don't be afraid
There's no man there where he did lay
Run now, run now, tell your friends
Jesus was dead but he lives again
He's risen, raised up with our sins forgiven
Risen up from the dead
Oooh, oooh, oooh, He did what He said
Mary why have you come here?
With the heart so sad and your eyes filled with tears
Why don't you run now, run now, tell your friends
Jesus was dead but he lives again
And he's ri-i-sen, ri-i-sen, ri-i-sen today!