Let me tell you about Mike and Sue
   A married couple I once knew
Mike fell in love and asked Sue to be his wife
   Sue saw with Mike a much better life

So they married and all seemed fine
   At least for a short time
All Mike could think of was being with Sue
   Sue didn't care her love wasn't true

She married to have a place to stay
   She never loved him but tried to obey
Because she was afraid of being alone
   Shoved out in the street with no home

You wouldn't believe how hard she'd work
   She cleaned the house and ironed his shirts
She told him she loved him whenever he wished
   But to spend time with Sue is what Mike missed

Mike just needs her love to see him through
   But she'd always have something to do
Oh she'd have time for meaningless things
   Like the latest movie or talking with friends

She wanted Mike to keep her secure
   So she could rely on a good future
But does she realize that when Mike retires
   He'll have all day to be beside her

If she hates spending time with him now
   Can you explain to me just how?
She can be happy with him then?
   When they're together twenty-four / seven?

I bet that's how Jesus feels
   When I'm too busy to kneel
Oh I'll work hard for His cause
   And I'll try to obey His laws

I'll make sure I tithe to Him
   When needed at church I'll fill in
With all of that, it should be OK
   There's no time to kneel down and pray

But Jesus' love for me runs so deep
   He's the Good Shepherd we are His sheep
He longs to talk to me all the time
   And not just when I'm in a bind

Without prayer, how can my love grow?
   For if I don't want to talk to Him now
Why would I want to talk to Him then?
   When I'm with Him twenty-four / seven.

Written by James Corwin