Story Behind The Song

The song came to me on a demo tape, I liked the chorus, and re-wrote the song around the chorus. This song had a forward to Kathy Tricolli through Taxi back in 1995ish... It didn't land...Being produced back in 1993 it sounds dated, but I believe the song speaks for itself as to the strength of the arching chorus hook, In submitting this song, There is one lyric line I would like to change... And will you once again be a part of me? My friend Cheryl pointed this out to me and I agree....it doesn't make sense doctrinally, so I would do something like, Bring me through this dark and make me free...or something like that.

Song Description

A song about the moment of that you realize how much you need God.

Lyrics

IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME 5:03
Words and Music by Mark Vincent Pence/Joey Buchanan/SPM ©1993
V1
HERE I AM AGAIN
IT?S REALLY NO SURPRISE
IT?S HARD TO SEE THE LIGHT
WITH THESE TEARS IN MY EYES
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR
TRYING TO FIND YOU THERE
WHERE IS YOUR PRESENCE
FEELS LIKE YOU DON?T CARE?
PRE-CHORUS
SO LORD OPEN MY EYES
SO THAT I CAN SEE
AND WILL YOU ONCE AGAIN
BE APART OF ME?
CHORUS
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
I NEED YOUR LOVE AGAIN
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
I NEED YOU AS MY FRIEND
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
I NEED YOUR LOVE TO HEAL THIS LONELY BROKEN HEART OF MINE
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
V2
I?VE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRE
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
I?VE BURNED WITH YOUR DESIRE
I THOUGHT WOULD NEVER END
I KNOW YOU ARE MY STRENGTH
I KNOW YOUR LOVE IS REAL
BUT RIGHT NOW I?M WEAK AND IT?S SO HARD TO FEEL
PRE-CHORUS
LORD, I WANT TO LEARN TO LOVE
THE WAY YOU HAVE LOVED ME
SO WILL YOU ONCE AGAIN BE A PART OF ME?
BRIDGE
I?VE WALKED ALONE AND FOUND THE EMPTINESS IT BRINGS
TO SEE YOUR FACE, TO HEAR YOUR VOICE MEANS EVERYTHING
CHORUS
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
I NEED YOUR LOVE AGAIN
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
I NEED YOU AS MY FRIEND
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME
I NEED YOUR LOVE TO HEAL THIS LONELY BROKEN HEART OF MINE
IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME