Michele Womble

I Am Just a Woman   

song nine from album After Six Days

I am Just a Woman (Gen. 3, Rev. 21:3-5.)  I wrote this song Jan. 19, 2005.  I had been talking to a friend of mine and was still thinking about her and our conversation and I wrote down the first two lines.  By the third line, I was writing for myself and for all of us.  I don't want to say too much about the song because I really want it to speak for itself.  Although there are other passage relevant to this song, that give the song more layers, (I'll list them below) the main Scripture references are Gen. 3 and Rev. 21:3-5.  They are what I was thinking about.   This is a confession. Even this can and will be transformed. 

Gen. 3,  Rev. 21:3-5, John 8:1-11 

I am Just a Woman    Lyrics      

I am just a woman

I've come a long way

Standing here before You 

I've always been in this place

Beauty is one of my names

But I lost it a long time ago

And I've been searching for ages

But I can't find my way home

Forgive me

Forgive me for what I have not been

Forgive me for what I am

and for this mess, that we're in

Forgive me

I no longer know my name

And I don't remember the terrible thing that happened

But I feel it all the same

I know too well where I've been

And I'm 

covered in shame

I am just a woman

I've got a long way to go

Standing here before You

Somehow I've always known 

Mystery is one of my names 

But I've misused it for so long

Using it to play my games

To cover up that I'm not strong

to cover up that I was wrong

Forgive me

Forgive me for what I have not been

Forgive me for what I am

and for this mess, that we're in

Forgive me

I no longer know my name

And I don't remember the terrible thing that happened

But I feel it all the same

I know, too well, where I've been

And I'm 

Covered in shame

I am just a woman

I don't know where I need to go

Standing here before You

I'm not sure I've ever known

Love is one of my names

But I lost it a long time ago

And I've been searching for ages

But I can't find my way home

Forgive me

I no longer know my name

And I don't remember the terrible thing that happened

But I feel it all the same

I know, too well, where I've been

And I'm 

covered in shame

One 

left His place to look for me

He sought me in dark places

walked to the edge of eternity

and looked beyond

When He turns His eyes on me

They see the deepest parts

And I know that He can lead me home

I am just a woman

You know where I need to go

Standing here before You

I think You've always known

Eternity is one of my names

That You gave me a long time ago

And You'll restore my names at the end of the age

When You've brought me back to my home

And I will be

A woman.

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