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Lord I Wanna Be Good (Wallace​/​Landesman)

from Songs From The Floating World by Sarah Moule

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From the album Songs From The Floating World, the lyric for Lord I Wanna Be Good is inspired by St Augustine quote 'Lord make me pure but not yet'.

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Lord I Wanna Be Good (music Simon Wallace, lyric Fran Landesman

When Dante saw the souls in Hell, the burning and the frozen
His guide said 'Do not pity them, man, that's the scene they've chosen'
The flames of Hades used to wait for anyone who fell
They must have been brave sinners then when men believed in Hell

Oh Lord I wanna be good
Dear Lord I wanna be good
Sweet Lord I wanna be good
But please not right away

Sometime I think there's still a chance the Devil's gonna get me
I'd like to quit this tearful life but the music just won't let me
I try to keep my hands off you I try to stay away
But I would gamble all my soul to have you one more day

Oh Lord I wanna be good
Dear Lord I wanna be good
Sweet Lord I wanna be good
But please not right away

Oh Lord I wanna be good
Dear Lord I wanna be good
Sweet Lord I wanna be good
But please not right away
Good Lord I'm gonna be good
Tomorrow not today

The flames of Hades used to wait
For anyone who feel
They must have been brave sinners then
When men believed in Hell

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from Songs From The Floating World, released July 24, 2020
Sarah Moule - vocals
Simon Wallace - piano, Hammond
Mick Hutton - bass
Paul Robinsono - drums
Gary Hammond - percussion
Nigel Price - guitar

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Sarah Moule has made 5 critically acclaimed vocal jazz CDs introducing songs by the late Fran Landesman and Simon Wallace. Her new CD Stormy Emotions was released in Spring 2021. Sarah has broadcast with BBC Concert Orchestra, performed with Norma Winstone, Ian Shaw and Fran Landesman and toured with Bob Dorough. ... more

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