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God rides a Harley

from Paradise regained - Album by Fred Guggenberger

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„Oh come on! That long haired bastard?? What the hell???“
I played a show in Munich and a wonderful friend introduced me to Simon, which was the president of the german chapter of the Wind and Fire Motorcycle Club. These guys are all Harley Drivers and Firemen. Simon had this idea that i could write a song for them. I only met him that night and i am still thinking about how impressive he was. A really great man with a great heart and soul. I was really busy in that days and so i told him, that i would love to do it, but not right now. „In six months ... give me a little time“. He agreed and little later he died ...

After he left us, i met some of the guys in that Club and had the honour and pleasure to be guest on their parties. I met some of the most respectable people i can tell. I mean, these guys are always ready to give their lives away to safe ours and how many people would look down at them? Just long haired criminals on motorcycles ... So i sat down and started to write this song. Not a song for, but a song about that guys. Motorcycle driving Firemen. It is not exactly the song, i was talking about with Simon, but i think, he will like it. Wherever he is now. This song is for you, Simon. And all the guys at MC Wind and Fire.

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A house stood on fire, two children were locked in.
Everybody cried for help, but nobody went in.
A man came to the house, he ran through all the flames.
He saved the kids, he saved their lives. He was a fireman.

One week later, i saw that man again.
He was riding on a motorbike, some guys looked down at him.
All dressed up in black, he rode with wind and fire.
The guys called him an underdog, i call them stupid liars!

The truth is:
God rides a Harley. When he needs a break.
In moments when nobody cries and nobody needs help.
There he finds the peace to do what no one else could do.
Always ready to give his life away for people like me and you.

The holy man said, god is in each of us. I never understood, what he meant.
Then i saw God on a Harley. Since that day i understand.
Some of them don ́t get paid for it, no money and no fame.
The true heroes of each nation. So, who is there to blame?
when i say:

God rides a Harley. When he needs a break.
In moments when nobody cries and nobody needs help.
There he finds the peace to do what no one else could do.
Always ready to give his life away for people like me and you.

For all the people that got saved, this man means a lot.
So i don ́t care if you blame me for calling a motorbiker god.
Each piercing, each tattoo on his body tells a story
Of a hero in our town, deserving respect and glory.
Can you hear me???

God rides a Harley. When he needs a break.
In moments when nobody cries and nobody needs help.
There he finds the peace to do what no one else could do.
Always ready to give his life away for people like me and you.
God rides a Harley. He flys across the land.
I saw heaven shining through his eyes as he held and pressed my hand.

Narrator:
So, all you guys out there ... The next time you ́re going to look down at one of that long haired bastards on their motorcycles: Think about it again.This could be the guy that saves your life one day!

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from Paradise regained - Album, released February 20, 2015

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Fred Guggenberger / Professor Black Sheep Taufkirchen, Germany

Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Book Writer, Dog Dad and believing in the universal language and magic of music.

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