"I Don't Wanna" Lyrics

Lyrics by: Andrea Emmes - Music by: Maia Rodriguez Copyright 2008

About the song

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I’ve had a million conversations with non-believers about why I believe what I do about God and why I gave my life over to Christ. This song is my message, even though it may seem a little frustrated or impatient, but my message or my side of the conversation to a non-believer. It also has a small private joke between my mother and me. Growing up, my mom would always say to me, “I don’t wanna, I don’t gotta, you can’t make me”. Well, I decided to use that idea and exact words to express how I don’t wanna live my life any other way but for God. I don’t gotta give up my stance for God, you can’t make me change my mind about my choice to follow God. We all have our own beliefs and experiences that are personal to us and no one should shame another for how they believe and what brings them joy, hope and strength. Since I wrote this song, I've matured in my beliefs and have tried to live my life as best as I can. As an imperfect person who strives to be better. No one but my mother will get the reference, but that’s ok. This, along with “Don’t Cry” is kind of like my “witnessing” song. Again, Maia did an amazing job on the music.

Lyrics

Verse
You can say
Hey whatever
I can do anything I want
Consequences
They don’t touch me
Who is God?
To tell me that I’m lost

Don’t you see?
It’s not that easy
To pay the price
Decisions gone all wrong
To tell the truth
I see you tremble
When I ask What happens when your gone?

Chorus
I don’t wanna
I don’t gotta
You can’t make me Face this life alone
I don’t get it
Don’t regret it
For my life is not my own

Verse
When your worth
Amounts to nothing
And you’ve lost that Pep in your stride
Cuz the world seems to blow you over
And there’s no where left to hide

You really think
The world can fill you?
Quell that emptiness inside
Don’t mock the one
Who is eternal
Just to hold on to your pride

Chorus
I don’t wanna 
I don’t gotta 
You can’t make me Face this life alone 
I don’t get it 
Don’t regret it 
For my life is not my own

Bridge
Don’t you know
He is Christ Jesus
He died for you
Accept, Believe Commit my good friend
And you can be Born Again

​Chorus x3