They Took My Phone Away

They Took My Phone Away

They took my phone away
But what if the Lord was gonna to call today?
They took my phone away
So He’ll have to tell me in another way

(repeat)

So I got down on my hands and knees
And told the Lord of all my needs
And he told me how he loved me so…
And that’s exactly how this story goes

(final)

They took my phone away
But what if the Lord was gonna to call today?
They took my phone away
And that’s just how He spoke-to-me today

Greg Butz
Summer of 2007

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This is actually a song that I wrote with Peter Frey the summer of 2007, while I was working at Camp Joy El. The year prior, I had worked on the Leadership Team as the Head Counselor, and this year they asked me to come back as the Activities Coordinator. Because of a violation, one thing they did was to collect all the cellphones from campers, counselors, and even the Leadership Team members. This to me was frustrating, because I never violated the rules. The only reason i would have a phone was to serve as my alarm clock (which it still serves as today).

But instead of making me bitter inside, Pete and I wrote a song which we promptly sung to the whole Leadership Team as we turned in our phones. Enjoy =)