Well, here's another new song from a couple of weeks ago. I really like it...and it IS my genuine prayer, that's for sure. I decided to give it a wacky Dylanesque title instead of the obvious one... ;-)

George Coventry's 118th Prayer                                        

Lord, give me a woman
who is honest, brave, and kind
Who will meet me on the level
And won't mess up my mind
Who respects the works of nature
And walks lightly on this world
Lord, give me a woman
Not a little girl

Lord, give me a woman
Who will take me as I am
And not try to reshape me
Into some imagined man
Who will take my hand as partner
As a lover and a friend
Who will stand equal beside me
When the tides of fortune bend

Lord, give me a woman
Who's complete within herself
Whose happiness does not depend
Upon somebody else
But rises freely as a spring
That flows out of her heart
And falls like healing rain
On every soul who shares her part

Lord, give me this woman
And to her I will be true
And give her back the same in kind
As I would do for you
But this is no demand
This is my prayer and my request
Lord, give me this woman
And I swear I'll do my best

Copyright   ©   2012   George Coventry