My post last Wednesday set me off on a Steve Taylor kick; this song of his seems an appropriate bit of reflection for a Sunday morning. (I do wish he'd just written "want to," though . . .)
I Just Wanna Know
Life's too short for small talk,
So don't be talking trivia now;
Excess baggage fills this plane—
There's more than we should ever allow.
There's engines stalling and good men falling,
But I ain't crawling away.I just wanna know—am I pulling people closer?
I just wanna be pulling them to You.
I just wanna stay angry at the evil;
I just wanna be hungry for the true.Folks play "follow the leader"—
But who's the leader gonna obey?
Will his head get big when the toes get tapping?
I just wanna know, are they catching what I say?
I'm a little too young to introspect,
And I surely haven't paid all my dues,
But there's bear traps lying in those woods—
Most of 'em already been used.Chorus
Search me, Father, and know my heart,
Try me and know my mind,
And if there be any wicked way in me,
Pull me to the rock that is higher than I.Chorus
Words and music: Steve Taylor
© 1985 Birdwing Music/C. A. Music
From the album On the Fritz, by Steve Taylor
2 comments:
Ah, Steve Taylor! Brilliant stuff. I remember seeing him at Greenbelt in the '90s, and again on the Squint tour. It's a pity he stopped doing music after that.
Yeah, it is. Of course, the reason's a pity too, that so many people would rather listen to schlock . . .
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