"Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music" Lyrics

Jesus bids us shine
With a clear, pure light
Like a little candle burning in the night
In this world of darkness, we must shine
You in your small corner
And I in mine

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I want the people to know that He saved my soul
But I still like to listen to the radio
They say that "Rock 'n roll is wrong, we'll give you one more chance"
I said "I feel so good, I gotta get up and dance"

I know what's right, I know what's wrong, and I don't confuse it
All I'm really tryin' to say is
Why should the devil have all the good music?
Yeah, I feel good everyday
'Cause Jesus is the rock and He rolled my blues away

Well now they say to cut my hair, they're driving me insane
I grew it out long to make room for my brain
But sometimes people don't understand
What's a good boy doing in a rock 'n' roll band

There's nothing wrong with playing blues licks
If you've got a reason, tell me to my face
Why should the devil have all the good music?
There's nothing wrong with what we play
'Cause Jesus is the rock and He rolled my blues away

I ain't knocking the hymns
Just give me a song that has a beat
No I ain't knocking the hymns
Give me a song that moves my feet, yeah

Jesus told the truth and Jesus showed the way
One more thing I'd like to say
They nailed Him to the cross, and they laid Him in the ground
But they shouldn't known you can't keep a good man down

And I feel good everyday, I refuse to lose it
All I wanna know from all of you is
Why should the devil have all the good music?

'Cause I get down and I feel okay
Because Jesus is the rock, and He rolled my blues
Jesus is the rock, and He rolled my blues
Jesus is the rock, and He rolled my blues away

Jesus is the rock, and He rolled my blues away, yeah
Jesus is the rock, and He rolled my blues away