Lady Wisdom
Don’t want my way
No, no, don’t want my way
No
(verse 1)
Say, excuse me mam can you help me
You see I’m locked out side and I’m freezin’
I’m supposed to be mad that she left me
But she had a real good reason
See I let my pride take the best of me
And I pushed her love away
And the lust inside took the rest of me
And I got my way
Lady Wisdom
Won’t you listen
My soul is missin’
Don’t want my way (2x)
(verse 2)
Say, excuse me mam can you help me
heard your words are better than gold
can’t run and hide, gotta pay the fee
just tell me which way to go
see, all my life, been led astray, hey
I was wise in my own mind
Wanna find my life make a better day
But I got my way, I got my way
Lady Wisdom
Won’t you listen
My soul is missin’
Do want my way (2x)
Lady Wisdom is a song about a desperate man having a conversation with the wisdom of God. In Scripture, wisdom is personified as a lady.
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse to listen when I call
and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you;
I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
Proverbs 1:20-27
In the Book of Proverbs “Lady” Wisdom is described as standing in the busiest section of town, the public square. She stands in the middle of business and commerce and pleads to the people to listen to her and she will pour out the thoughts, the teachings and the wisdom of God. In my song, this man is at the lowest point in my life. His wife has left him because of his lust and pride. But he’s lost more than his woman. He lost his mind, heart and soul! He’s scared humbled and humiliated “I do not want my way. No, no”. He prays that Lady wisdom will listen and give him hope. I wrote this song because I wanted to show the other side of the player’s life. The side that isn’t always shared. It’s the cold reality of the dead end that life on our own terms can lead us. God is a God of second chances (and many more!) and amazing grace, but there are consequences for pushing His love away and hurting people with our pride and lustful behavior. We have to get to the point where we are desperate enough and willing to cry out to Him. That’s what my song is all about.
Don’t want my way
No, no, don’t want my way
No
(verse 1)
Say, excuse me mam can you help me
You see I’m locked out side and I’m freezin’
I’m supposed to be mad that she left me
But she had a real good reason
See I let my pride take the best of me
And I pushed her love away
And the lust inside took the rest of me
And I got my way
Lady Wisdom
Won’t you listen
My soul is missin’
Don’t want my way (2x)
(verse 2)
Say, excuse me mam can you help me
heard your words are better than gold
can’t run and hide, gotta pay the fee
just tell me which way to go
see, all my life, been led astray, hey
I was wise in my own mind
Wanna find my life make a better day
But I got my way, I got my way
Lady Wisdom
Won’t you listen
My soul is missin’
Do want my way (2x)
Lady Wisdom is a song about a desperate man having a conversation with the wisdom of God. In Scripture, wisdom is personified as a lady.
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse to listen when I call
and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you;
I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
Proverbs 1:20-27
In the Book of Proverbs “Lady” Wisdom is described as standing in the busiest section of town, the public square. She stands in the middle of business and commerce and pleads to the people to listen to her and she will pour out the thoughts, the teachings and the wisdom of God. In my song, this man is at the lowest point in my life. His wife has left him because of his lust and pride. But he’s lost more than his woman. He lost his mind, heart and soul! He’s scared humbled and humiliated “I do not want my way. No, no”. He prays that Lady wisdom will listen and give him hope. I wrote this song because I wanted to show the other side of the player’s life. The side that isn’t always shared. It’s the cold reality of the dead end that life on our own terms can lead us. God is a God of second chances (and many more!) and amazing grace, but there are consequences for pushing His love away and hurting people with our pride and lustful behavior. We have to get to the point where we are desperate enough and willing to cry out to Him. That’s what my song is all about.
Wow, thanks for sharing. Such a creative way of sharing such a profound lesson.
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