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Doing Time

from Acoustic Communion by John de Jong

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lyrics

DOING TIME
John de Jong (c) 1995, Whole World Music

I've been waiting so long
for this freedom to come
it's hard to let go now
say goodbye to these chains
This familiar room
for so long my home
shared only with visions
touched only by pain

As I stare at the door
I can see nothing more
than the first steps of freedom
and beyond the unknown
I know I must choose
to win or to lose
to die as a warrior
or die in my home

Now the sound of the sea
like the wind in the trees
is calling to me - calling to me:
soon I'll be walking away
soon I'll be walking away
saying goodbye to those things
that I call mine
for eternity waits in my heart
while I'm doing time

Your cross I will bear
though sometimes it scares me
the way that you call me
to lay my life down
But this race I will win
I'll never give in
til I stand there before you
and you give me a crown

But I would do it for love
knowing all that I have
you first gave to me -
don't let me throw it away
don't let me throw it away
I'll give to you all those things
that I call mine, mine, mine
I'll live for eternity now
while I'm doing time

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from Acoustic Communion, released July 1, 2006
John: acoustic guitar, bass, guitar synth and vocals
Terl Bryant: drums and percussion

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John de Jong UK

I grew up with a slightly schizophrenic interest in both English and American folk-blues and traditional English hymns. I've always been passionate about the acoustic guitar, but in recent recent years my tastes have expanded somewhat. The Rock Mass is evidence of this. Hope you enjoy the music! ... more

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