Larry Norman

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Larry Norman

I am waiting, I am waiting (oh yeah, oh yeah)
I am waiting, I am waiting (oh yeah, oh yeah)
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

You can't hold out, you can't hold out
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You can't hold out, you can't hold out
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

See it come along and
Don't know where it's from
Oh, yes you will find out

Well, it happens all the time
It's censored from our minds
You'll find out

Slow or fast, slow or fast
Oh yeah, oh yeah
End at last, end at last
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

Stand up coming years
And escalation fears
Oh, yes we will find out

Well, like a withered stone
Fears will pierce your bones
You'll find out

Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere

Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh we're waiting, oh were waiting...

In 1950 Larry Norman’s family moved to San Francisco when he was 3. For a time they attended a black pentecostal church which clearly made a deep impression on the young Norman.

In 1967 Norman was briefly a member of local San Jose band People! who were a one hit wonder and released a cover of Zombies song “I love You” which went to number 1 in Japan and did well enough to sell more than a million copies and launched that band.

Norman promptly left People! but was offered a recording contract by Capitol and in 1970 they released ‘Upon This Rock’ which was among the first of a new genre called Christian Rock. It was a kind of urban gospel but caused much controversy at the time. It was seen as too contemporary for those in the church establishment at the time and was denounced by various church leaders.

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