Need A Favor

Album: Whitsitt Chapel (2022)
Charted: 13
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  • I only talk to God when I need a favor
    And I only pray when I ain't got a prayer
    So, who the hell am I, who the hell am I
    To expect a Savior, oh
    If I only talk to God when I need a favor?
    But God, I need a favor

    I know Amazing Grace, but I ain't been livin' them words
    Swear I spend most Sundays, drunk off my ass, than I have in church
    Hard cover King James only been savin' dust on the nightstand
    And I don't know what to say by the time I fold my hands

    I only talk to God when I need a favor
    And I only pray when I ain't got a prayer
    So, who the hell am I, who the hell am I
    To expect a Savior, oh
    If I only talk to God when I need a favor?
    But God, I need a favor
    Amen, amen

    Yeah, I owe you more than one and beggars can't be choosers
    But I'll pay for all I've done, just please don't let me lose her

    I only talk to God when I need a favor
    And I only pray when I ain't got a prayer
    So, who the hell am I, who the hell am I
    To expect a Savior, oh
    If I only talk to God when I need a favor?
    But God, I need a favor
    Amen, amen
    Amen, amen

    Hangin' in there, just barely
    Throwin' up prayers, like Hail Mary's
    If You're still there, Lord, spare me
    Oh my God, oh my God, Hail Mary

    Hangin' in there, just barely
    Throwin' up prayers, like Hail Mary's
    If You're still there, Lord, spare me
    Oh my God, oh my God, Hail Mary

    I only talk to God when I need a favor
    And I only pray when I ain't got a prayer
    So tell me, who the hell am I to expect a Savior
    When I only talk to God if I need a favor?
    God, I need a favor
    Amen
    God, I need a favor, woah
    Amen Writer/s: Austin Nivarel, Jason De Ford, Joe Ragosta, Rob Ragosta
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • AnonymousHe’s in a little bit of pain and trouble in this song. So he’s trying to get help from god and needs to get closer.
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