Ain't No Man

     Lately I would have to say my favorite song is Ain't no Man. I love the beat, the words, and the feeling it gives me. I'm content. I'm working on focusing better. Present in the moment if you will. Prioritizing and not chasing down things OR people. Too much energy spent on that. I'm 43. I like myself. Envy and Judgment are strong negative feelings and I work hard at turning those over. I have a woman in my life Teresa that is a blessing to me. She has been sponsoring me (basically a mentor and sister) for 13 years and going strong. She ALWAYS puts things into perspective. She says everyone is fighting SOMETHING!! She says if you envy their house then you have to take their spouse, their spouse's exes, their spouses bad habits, if you envy their car then you have to take their job, their co workers, their back aches or headaches, if you envy their hair you have to take their hands and feet, their nose or teeth, and on and on and on. It has changed my thinking when Satan is working. YOU GET THE POINT!! The grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side you probably just need to water yours. :) Joy comes from Jesus. When I am far from him I'm irritable and discontent. When I am close to him my soul and spirit are in good shape. :)  Thankful today. Life is a gift. I don't compare mine to others. And if I'm down I'll just play my song. (and lots of others) and sometimes I sing along!! DIVERSITY is strength and I embrace it. Here's the lyrics to my fave song:

Lyrics

There ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
Ain't no man or men that can change the shape my soul is in
There ain't nobody here
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear 'cause I got only love to share
If you're looking for truth I'm proof you'll find it there

You got to serve something, ain't that right
I know it gets dark but there's always a light
You're gonna have to buy in to get into the club
Trade your worries
You gotta show up if you wanna be seen
If you matters to you, ma, it matters to me
I'm gonna fall hard, yeah I know I am
When the clowns crack up I laugh with them

Ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
Ain't no man or men that can change the shape my soul is in
There ain't nobody here
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear 'cause I got only love to share
If you're looking for truth I'm proof you'll find it there

You say you look funny, I say you're a star
I say you're whatever you think you are
Watch your naysayers fall right in line
If we believe it they'll say she is so pretty
He is so fine

There ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
There ain't no man or men that can change the shape my soul is in
There ain't nobody here
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear 'cause I got only love to share
If you're looking for truth I'm proof you'll find it there

You got to go somewhere, ain't that true
Not a whole lot of time for me or you
Got a whole lot of reasons to be mad, let's not pick one
I live in a room at the top of the stairs
Got my windows wide open and nobody cares
And I got no choice but to get right up when the sun comes through

Ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
There ain't no man or men that can change the shape my soul is in
There ain't nobody here
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear 'cause I got only love to share
If you're looking for truth I'm proof you'll find it there
If you're looking for truth I'm proof you'll find it there
If you're looking for truth I'm proof you'll find it

Songwriters: Timothy Seth Avett / Robert William Crawford / Scott Yancey Avett

Ain’t No Man lyrics © BMG Rights Management US, LLC