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About stephen campana
Hi. Thanks for visiting my bio page. I’ve crafted a simple folk album with what I hope are some catchy tunes and clever lyrics. Because I don’t particularly like talking about myself, I have decided to use the space allotted to me to include the lyrics to a few of the songs on this album. Hope you enjoy. Thanks.
TEACH ME HOW TO PRAY--how can I pray for vision when I don’t want to see?/ how can I pray for meekness when I won’t bend my knee?/ how can I pray for freedom when I love slavery?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
How can I pray for riches when you get what you give?/ or ask to share in His death when I just want to live?/ how can I pray for mercy when I will not forgive?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
How can I ask to be least when I want to be most?/ how can I ask the Father, the Son or Holy Ghost?/ to give me strength to work hard when I just want to coast?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray?/
If I die tomorrow, it’s been a wild ride/ I won’t know ‘till later if God was on my side/ when I’m on my death bed, I don’t know what I’ll say/ Oh, Lord teach me how to pray
How can I pray for patience when I don’t want to wait?/ how can I pray for love when I won’t give up my hate?/ how can I pray for change when I like my current state?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
How can I ask for knowledge of the price I would pay?/ for doing what I know I would do anyway?/ how can I ask to follow when I would rather stay?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
WHAT I WANTED--I wanted red, I wanted blue?/ I wanted her, I wanted you/ I wanted this, I wanted that/ I wanted all my turns at bat/ I wanted black, I wanted white/ I didn’t want to have to fight/ I wanted peace, I wanted war/ I wanted less, I wanted more
Bridge--I wanted what I wanted when I wanted it, that’s true/ I wanted to have my cake and I wanted to eat it, too
I wanted wild, I wanted tame/ I wanted sin, but without shame/ I wanted flesh, I wanted soul/ I wanted half, I wanted whole Bridge--I wanted what I wanted and I wanted it so bad/ I wanted something new without leaving what I had
I wanted work, I wanted rest/ I almost did my very best/ I wanted to reform my ways/ I didn’t want to start today Exactly what I wanted I don’t think I could say/ what I wanted sometimes seemed to change from day to day
I wanted to chase every lead/ I wanted to sow every seed/ I wanted to have no regrets/ I wanted to hedge all my bets I wanted what I wanted and I wanted it real fast/ I wanted to have it both ways and I wanted it to last
YOU GOT IT--you wanted what you wanted right away/ you didn’t want to wait another day/ you knew it wouldn’t come to you for free/ you knew it wasn’t something you could see you wanted it much more than anything/ you wanted all you thought that it would bring/ you wanted it more than love and you thought/ that you could steal it without getting caught Chorus) now, you got it, but you don’t love it/ and you can’t get rid of it/ no matter how hard you pray/ you got what you wanted and you can’t give it away
You wanted what you wanted, yes you did/ you wanted it since you were just a kid/ you looked at those who had it and you knew/ if they could have it, you could have it too (chorus) bridge--you think when you have it, you’ll own it, yes you do/ it’s always a surprise when it ends up owning you/ it’s too late to back out by the time you really learn/ you must give it everything for nothing in return you needed what you wanted right away/ you didn’t care what price you had to pay/ you wanted what you thought that you deserved/ in the end you knew that justice would be served
TEACH ME HOW TO PRAY--how can I pray for vision when I don’t want to see?/ how can I pray for meekness when I won’t bend my knee?/ how can I pray for freedom when I love slavery?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
How can I pray for riches when you get what you give?/ or ask to share in His death when I just want to live?/ how can I pray for mercy when I will not forgive?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
How can I ask to be least when I want to be most?/ how can I ask the Father, the Son or Holy Ghost?/ to give me strength to work hard when I just want to coast?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray?/
If I die tomorrow, it’s been a wild ride/ I won’t know ‘till later if God was on my side/ when I’m on my death bed, I don’t know what I’ll say/ Oh, Lord teach me how to pray
How can I pray for patience when I don’t want to wait?/ how can I pray for love when I won’t give up my hate?/ how can I pray for change when I like my current state?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
How can I ask for knowledge of the price I would pay?/ for doing what I know I would do anyway?/ how can I ask to follow when I would rather stay?/ Oh, Lord, teach me how to pray
WHAT I WANTED--I wanted red, I wanted blue?/ I wanted her, I wanted you/ I wanted this, I wanted that/ I wanted all my turns at bat/ I wanted black, I wanted white/ I didn’t want to have to fight/ I wanted peace, I wanted war/ I wanted less, I wanted more
Bridge--I wanted what I wanted when I wanted it, that’s true/ I wanted to have my cake and I wanted to eat it, too
I wanted wild, I wanted tame/ I wanted sin, but without shame/ I wanted flesh, I wanted soul/ I wanted half, I wanted whole Bridge--I wanted what I wanted and I wanted it so bad/ I wanted something new without leaving what I had
I wanted work, I wanted rest/ I almost did my very best/ I wanted to reform my ways/ I didn’t want to start today Exactly what I wanted I don’t think I could say/ what I wanted sometimes seemed to change from day to day
I wanted to chase every lead/ I wanted to sow every seed/ I wanted to have no regrets/ I wanted to hedge all my bets I wanted what I wanted and I wanted it real fast/ I wanted to have it both ways and I wanted it to last
YOU GOT IT--you wanted what you wanted right away/ you didn’t want to wait another day/ you knew it wouldn’t come to you for free/ you knew it wasn’t something you could see you wanted it much more than anything/ you wanted all you thought that it would bring/ you wanted it more than love and you thought/ that you could steal it without getting caught Chorus) now, you got it, but you don’t love it/ and you can’t get rid of it/ no matter how hard you pray/ you got what you wanted and you can’t give it away
You wanted what you wanted, yes you did/ you wanted it since you were just a kid/ you looked at those who had it and you knew/ if they could have it, you could have it too (chorus) bridge--you think when you have it, you’ll own it, yes you do/ it’s always a surprise when it ends up owning you/ it’s too late to back out by the time you really learn/ you must give it everything for nothing in return you needed what you wanted right away/ you didn’t care what price you had to pay/ you wanted what you thought that you deserved/ in the end you knew that justice would be served
