YOU’VE SAID IN YOUR HEART
AND I’VE HEARD YOU SAY IT
YOU’VE SAID IN YOUR HEART
AND YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE
YOU’VE SAID THAT YOU’D SERVE ME
WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART:
WHEN I’VE GIVEN THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART TO YOU.
YOU’VE SAID IN YOUR HEART
AND I’VE HEARD YOU SAY IT
WHEN EVERYTHING’S PERFECT
AND EVERYTHING’S GREAT:
I’LL WORSHIP AND PRAISE HIM
AND SIT AT HIS FEET
BUT EVERYTHING’S WRONG NOW, SO THAT HAS TO WAIT.
YOU’VE SAID IN YOUR HEART
AND I’VE HEARD YOU SAY IT
I HAVE NOTHING TO THANK HIM FOR
NOTHING IS RIGHT
NOBODY LOVES ME, NOBODY NEEDS ME
NOBODY CARES WHEN I CRY IN THE NIGHT.
YOU’VE SAID IN YOUR HEART
AND I’VE HEARD YOU SAY IT
SOMEDAY WHEN I’M OLDER
WITH NO LIFE TO LIVE
I’LL SIT DOWN AND STUDY AND GIVE HIM MY TIME
BUT NOW I AM YOUNG AND I’VE NO TIME TO GIVE.
YOU’VE SAID IN YOUR HEART
AND I’VE HEARD YOU SAY IT
WHEN HE ANSWERS MY PRAYERS
AND GIVES MY REWARDS
I’LL LAY DOWN MY LIFE AND LEAVE ALL MY CARES
FORGET MY OWN NEEDS AND GO FOLLOW THE LORD.
BUT I SAY UNTO YOU
AND YOUR HEART HEARS ME SAY IT
I SAY UNTO YOU
IN THE MIDST OF THIS NIGHT
THAT YOU’LL NEVER LOVE ME AND YOU’LL NEVER SERVE ME
IF YOU WAIT FOR THE DAY WHEN EVERYTHING’S RIGHT.
FOR THIS WORLD IS NOT PERFECT
AND THIS LIFE IS NOT TRUE
AND YOU WON’T LOVE ME MORE
IF I GIVE THINGS TO YOU
IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME NOW
IN THE MIDST OF YOUR PAIN
IN THE HEAT OF THE DESERT
YOU WON’T FEEL MY RAIN.
IF YOU DON’T SERVE ME NOW
IN THE DARK OF THE DAWN
YOU WON’T SERVE ME IN THE “RIGHT”
IF YOU DON’T IN THE “WRONG”
I DON’T WANT YOUR BRIBES
OR PROMISES TO
SERVE ME SOMEDAY
I ONLY WANT YOU.
I DON’T WANT WAVERING SEE-SAW MEN:
YOU DON’T LOVE ME AND THEN YOU LOVE ME AGAIN
I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME THE WAY I LOVE YOU:
FOREVER, ENTIRELY, CONSTANTLY, TRUE.
OH, IT’S MY GREATEST PLEASURE
TO GIVE YOU DELIGHT
TO FULFILL YOUR DREAMS
AND MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT
BUT IF I MADE EVERYTHING PERFECT
AND GAVE YOU THE WORLD
YOU’D LEAVE ME BEHIND AND GET LOST IN THE WHIRL.
SO LITTLE BY LITTLE I GIVE YOU YOUR GOAL
AND I PROSPER YOUR LIFE AS I PROSPER YOUR SOUL
MY TIMING IS PERFECT, MY TIMING IS GREAT
EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE IMPATIENT AND DON’T WANT TO WAIT.
BUT I TELL YOU, MY CHILD
TONIGHT NOW I SAY
I’LL GIVE YOU TOMORROW:
IF YOU’LL SERVE ME TODAY.
Spoken by The Lord Most High
and written by my friend The Poet
