Remember Bread?
For those of you under 30 or 40, who are thinking, “Remember bread? Of course I remember bread – I just had a sandwich at lunch that was made with bread,” Bread was a soft rock group from the 70′s who were fairly popular. They had several hits in their day and teenagers everywhere made out in the back seat to the sound of Bread playing on the 8 track.
The other morning I woke up with a Bread song playing in my head. Don’t ask me how it got there because I haven’t heard a Bread song since I wore patches on my jeans and embroidered peasant blouses. Yes, I was a teenager in the seventies.
Anyway, I woke up with the song, “Baby I’m a Want You” rolling around in my head and I couldn’t get it out. Bread was never a particular favorite of mine – I didn’t hate them, but I didn’t love them either. They were just a group on the radio. The song, Baby I’m a Want You was NOT one of my favorites of theirs either. So the song is playing in my brain and I’m trying to have my morning talk with God. I do that early in the morning. It starts my day and I hate to be distracted. This song is song is distracting me;
“Good morning, God. Thank you for this morn….Baby I’m a want you….”
Start over, Paula;
“Praise you, Lord. I’m so grateful for….Baby I’m a need you….”
Ugh. Get your head together!
“Lord, thank you for your forgiv….Your the only one I care enough to hurt about…”
Here, I just gave in and let the song play out in my head and I couldn’t believe I remembered the lyrics. “Lately I’m a praying, that you’ll always be a stayin’ beside me…” I kind of chuckled and thought, “This song could be a prayer.” So I switched, “Baby” for “Jesus.” And in the corniest of ways, it worked.
Look at the lyrics and replace the word, “baby” with “Jesus”
Baby I’m-a want you
Baby I’m-a need you
You’re the only one I care enough to hurt about
Maybe I’m-a crazy
But I just can’t live without
Your lovin’ and affection
Givin’ me direction
Like a guiding light to help me through my darkest hour
Lately I’m-a prayin’
That you’ll always be a-stayin’
Beside me.
Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
Feeling all the while and never really knowing why
Lately I’m-a prayin’
That you’ll always be a-stayin’
Beside me.
Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
Then you came along and made me laugh and made me cry
You taught me why
Baby I’m-a want you
Baby I’m-a need you
Oh it took so long to find you baby
Baby I’m-a want you
Baby I’m-a need you.
(c) Copyright 1971 by Screen-Gems – Columbia Music, Inc.
Hahahahaha See what I mean?? Can’t you just hear this playing at your worship and praise at church on Sunday morning?? Do you think Jesus would like it?
I think He might smile at it. 
