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The original version recorded in 1987.
Dedicated to Benny Hinn.

HEAVEN COMES DOWN
Look at these hands, same as yours, same as you
Though the black glove of sleep will hold me tonight,
Whose eyes will I have seen?

Though we laugh and we love and give with our hearts
We are pushed in a corner
Away from those who’ve been told of love
They have nothing to fear my god

When heaven comes down...

When your number is flashed upon the screen of your life
Pull out your wallet and show some faith
You’ll be walking on silk, you’ll be walking on coals
You’ll be walking in a heaven paved with gold

You can hardly stand up, oh you don’t want to sit down
Do you need his help just to breathe?
Oh, I’m not going to heaven let it come down on me
Passing judgement of guilt and greed

When heaven comes down...

The only two on the dance floor of a sad, seedy bar
Another vision of hope and faith
Fleeting shadows of a star that was once so bright
Fading in my memory

I hear noises from a vacant mind
Noises from the gates of hell
Noises from the mouths of babes
Too many people on this ladder to heaven
It’s going to crash...
When heaven comes down...

Words and music: Sawatzky
(c)1987/98 sawatzky/SOCAN

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