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Song

Child in Time

Deep Purple

Deep Purple in Rock (Anniversary Edition), 1970, English

Lyrics

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Sweet child in time
You'll see the line
The line that's drawn between
Good and bad
See the blind man
Shooting at the world
Bullets flying
Oh, taking toll
If you've been bad
Oh Lord, I bet you have
And you've not been hit
Oh, by a flying lead
You'd better close your eyes
Oh-oh, bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh, I wanna hear you sing
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah
Sweet child in time
You'll see the line
The line that's drawn between
Good and bad
See the blind man
Shooting at the world
Bullets flying
Mmm, taking toll
If you've been bad
Lord, I bet you have
And you've not been hit
Oh, by a flying lead
You'd better close your eyes
Oh-oh, bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Oh, I gotta hear you screaming
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Oh-oh
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Oh
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah
Oh, no
Oh, no
God, oh, no
Oh, no
Oh, ain't gonna do it
Oh, no
Oh, no, no
Oh
Ohh!
Oh, no

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