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Blind Willie Johnson

You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond

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You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond Lyrics

Well...
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need, ah, somebody on your bond

I heard the voice of Jesus saying he told me he had risen
Now in the waining midnight hour, I don't hold my breath

You're gonna need somebody on your bond
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need, ah, somebody on your bond

When you was a gambler, nobody would go your bond
Fell on your knees and began to pray, ‘cause Jesus would go your bond

You're gonna need somebody on your bond
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need, ah, somebody on your bond

I came to Jesus, as I was… wearied, wounded, sad
Found he’d held me a restin’ place, he have made me glad

If I've got somebody on my bond
Lord, I've got somebody on my bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
Lord, I've got somebody on my bond

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azkm On Jul 06, 2015

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Well...
You're gonna need somebody on your bond 
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need, ah, somebody on your bond

I heard the voice of Jesus saying he told me he had risen
Now in the waining midnight hour, I don't hold my breath

You're gonna need somebody on your bond
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need, ah, somebody on your bond

When you was a gambler, nobody would go your bond
Fell on your knees and began to pray, ‘cause Jesus would go your bond

You're gonna need somebody on your bond
You're gonna need somebody on your bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need, ah, somebody on your bond

I came to Jesus, as I was… wearied, wounded, sad
Found he’d held me a restin’ place, he have made me glad

If I've got somebody on my bond
Lord, I've got somebody on my bond
Lord, just wait in the midnight when death comes slippin' in the room
Lord, I've got somebody on my bond

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