Weak Willed Man  

Perhaps the title could have referenced ‘Men’ but I only felt comfortable (or capable of) accepting responsibility for my own poor judgement.  The song is a prayer for strength to overcome any temptation to be morally lazy.  As a father of three and a music teacher to a couple hundred impressionable young ‘uns, I have to be better than my nature would have me.  That is a mission for one big God, and I am eternally thankful I just happen to know of one.

Lyrics

It could have been avoided.

I saw it coming,

But I walked right into a wall of sin.

I then made some choices

That I’m now regretting,

Tied myself to the tracks again.

Blessed Father,

I pray you hear me.

I’ve gone and I’ve slipped up again.

I swear I knew better

Before I did it,

Then I skipped down the wrong path instead.

When I will destiny

To bend to some selfish need,

My own mind shall I soon despise. 

For when the will of God I discard,

Not even a library card can

Make me like Solomon the Wise.

The artful dodger,

Displaying a talent

For outsmarting himself,

Soon seeks the Father’s

Storehouse of Grace

And it’s endless wealth.

Hallelujah!

Glorious knowledge and

Treacherous folly

War for control over this

Weak willed man.

My willing submission

Secures my intention

And determines in which camp I stand.

Blessed Father,

I pray you hear me.

I’m blessed by your mercy again.

Your forgiveness is boundless,

And I don’t deserve any, but

Each morning your mercies renew.

Amen.

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