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Revelation by Waylon Jennings

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Artist - Waylon Jennings
Song - Revelation
Written by - Bobby Braddock
Album - Ladies Love Outlaws

Intro:
(rundown)

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Verse 1:

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Somewhere in Vietnam a 19 year old soldier walked out of a bar room,
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And he said I must be seeing things that bourbon hit me like a baseball bat. 
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In Belfast, Ireland a little lady dropped her shovel in her garden,
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She raced across the yard and asked her neighbor Mrs. Clancy what was that?

Verse 2:

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In Memphis, Tennessee a teacher raised the window closest to the river,
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And the children in her classroom swore they heard a choir singing down the street.
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In Washington, DC a private secretary's lips began to quiver,
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And the President just put aside his papers and rose quickly to his feet. 


Verse 3:

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I lay in a cheap motel in the arms of someone else's woman
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When a loud explosion rocked the room and turned the morning into night.
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I jumped out of bed and ran into the streets with hardly any clothes on
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As the sky lit up my heart stood still and I could feel my face was turning white.


Refrain:

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All at once the clouds rolled back and there stood Jesus Christ in all his glory, 
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And I realized the saddest eyes I'd ever seen were looking straight at me.


Verse 4:

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I guess I was awakened by the penetrating sound of my own screaming,
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And it didn't take me long to stumble out of bed and fall down on my knees. 
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As tears rolled down my face I cried dear God I'm thankful I was only dreaming, 
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