"Be Careful What You Sign" Larry Norman 1973

Live recording in 1990

Original track So Long Ago The Garden

I was walking down the road
When I bumped into you
I was walking down the road
When I bumped into you
You stopped me you touched me
You looked me in the eye
I had a feeling that you knew me
I decided you must die
I pulled out my Thornton special
I shot you in the head
I threw you in the alley way
and I left you for dead

Then a man with a hat
Came up from behind
The sky went black
and I thought i was blind
He put his hand inside my jacket
and left a million dollar bills
He slipped his hand
into my pocket
and gave me women and thrills
And when I turned around
to thank him
there was no one there but me
And both my hands
were filled with sand
I was standing by the sea

We had a dinner at eight
and women at nine
The party was great
till we ran out of wine
There was a knock upon
the bedroom door
my knees began to shake
And this man came in
and melted
all the candles on my cake
He said I've come here
to escort you
it's time for you to go
He opened up my body
and he took away my soul

I was running down the road
I was trying to leave
And I saw you all alone
in between the thieves
And when the lightning flashed
I saw somebody
hanging from a tree
And as I turned
to walk away
I realized it was me
I pulled out my Thornton special
I shot me in the head
I threw me in the alley way
and left me for dead

Down the road
Down the road...