The Outlaw - Larry Norman

Some say he was an outlaw, that he roamed across the land

With a band of unschooled ruffians and few old fishermen

No one knew just where he came from, or exactly what he’d done

But they said it must be something bad that kept him on the run

Some say he was a poet, that he’d stand upon the hill

That his voice could calm an angry crowd and make the waves stand still

That he spoke in many parables that few could understand

But the people sat for hours just to listen to this man

Some say a politician who spoke of being free

He was followed by the masses on the shores of Galilee

He spoke out against corruption and he bowed to no decree

And they feared his strength and power so they nailed him to a tree

Some say he was a sorcerer, a man of mystery

He could walk upon the water, he could make a blind man see

That he conjured wine at weddings and did tricks with fish and bread

That he talked of being born again and raised people from the dead

Some say he was the Son of God, a man above all men

That he came to be a servant and to set us free from sin

And that’s who I believe he is cause that’s what I believe

And I think we should get ready cause it’s time for us to leave