Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry Norman
The first released version of this song which was used as a rapture song in movies at the time. Probably the most famous Larry Norman song and one of the first to be embraced by church culture.
Many others recorded this song. Ironically the song was used to scare teens into heaven which was the exa...
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
A man and wife asleep in bed
She hears a noise and turns her head, he's gone
I wish we'd all be ready
Two men walking up a hill
One disappears and one's left standing still
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
[Verse 3]
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
How could you have been so blind?
The Father spoke, the demons dined
The Son has come and you've been left behind
[Outro]
You've been left behind
You've been left behind
You've been left behind
You've been left behind
I Wish We’d All Been Ready was written by Larry Norman.
I Wish We’d All Been Ready was produced by Hal Yoergler.