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You Found Me

by Stephan Ainley

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1.
Intro 01:32
As long as you're with me There's nothing I can't be As long as I'm with you There's nothing I can't do
2.
Hindsight 03:27
Every so often I think about you And the times we spent and the fun had as one And if only I knew then what I know now There are lots of things I think I'd rather have done And It's not like I avoid your messages I'm just trying hard to forget you ever existed If I knew you were gonna leave me I would have grown my hair out If I knew you weren't gonna hold me I would have taken my hand back If I knew you weren't gonna kiss me I would have dreamt another dream Someday I'll ask if you regret The things you said and the things you'd done to me And I wonder if I said some things I shouldn't Cause you're leaving didn't come too gracefully And it's not that I dislike saying your name I'd just rather not remember all I lost If I knew you weren't gonna call me I would have turned my phone off If I knew you weren't coming over I would have gone out fishing If I knew you weren't gonna love me I would have saved mine for someone else The time has come to trust another Take a chance that it will be better than the last And if things go right she'll turn into the mother Of our kids and we can go start our own past And I'll try to not compare you to what's-her-face But if her name slips it shows she's never really left If I knew you were gonna leave me I wouldn't have even bothered If I knew you weren't gonna love me I wouldn't have given mine so quickly If I knew you weren't gonna marry me I would have gotten out long ago
3.
In a Year 03:28
First situation I'm right where you want me to be If that's the case why am I not really happy Am I not seeing something Or am I looking for something that's not there Teach me to be patient when things aren't going my way Steady my feet when things get tough and I need to stay I need to trust you a lot more I need to trust that you're looking out for me And the question that I fear Where do I go from here Where do you see me in a year Am I better off than now And if so then how Do I get there from here Take two I'm somewhere where I'm not supposed to be right now You've tried to move me but I'm not really sure how I wish your voice was clearer I wish your voice wasn't drowned out by the noise Show me the things in my life that separate us The things I cling to that do get between us Help me to let all those things go Help me to walk next to you yet again And the question of the year Where do I go from here Where do you see me in a year Am I better off than now And if so then how Do I get there from here Where do I go from here Where do you see me in a year Do I need to make a stand Or find a better plan For this to be my year
4.
We’ve been through a lot together We’ve helped each other out But there are times you disappoint me It makes me start to doubt Where your loyalties lie and Where you’d rather be then here You’ve come and gone a lot With no pattern to see It makes you hard to rely on Or give responsibility Given the choice between this and Where we used to be…I think I’d rather you go away from me So I could finally know where we disagree If I had to choose from what I see I’d rather you be an enemy That’s not to say that I don’t want You around me anymore I’d just rather the consistency If you’d walk out of the door I’ll be here if you need me And decide to change your mind I’d rather you go away from me So I could finally know where we disagree If I had to choose from what I see I’d rather you be an enemy
5.
Someday I'm gonna make you smile I'm gonna make you proud to know me One day when the world is older I'm gonna need a shoulder is that okay? Until then I'm gonna keep on walking I'm gonna keep on trying by myself I find it easier to pretend to love you than to actually But when times get tough you can expect me coming And you better be there waiting for me Apologies don't mean that much to me At least that's how it seems after so many And I'll swear it's the last time Though I swore that the last time And I'll swear that the next time probably Until then I'm gonna keep on walking Until then I'm not even gonna try I find it easier to pretend to love you than to actually But when times get tough you can expect me coming And you better be there waiting for me
6.
Growing Old 03:02
I'll admit that there are days I'm the rat running through the maze Looking for you dear, waiting for a sign Hoping life doesn't leave me behind Yet still I try Playing all these games The trail goes cold And I'm growing old There are days when I'll admit That I don't see the point of it You could be near or maybe not I'm not looking to where I ought Yet still I try Playing all these games And like a cold They're growing old At times I'm not sure what exactly I'm waiting for But It'd be stupid not wait and just ignore You're plan for me I'll admit that there are times With just a word you could be mine But to what end? Maybe for the day Oh I'm wishing my life away Yet still I try I'm not sure what to say About ready to fold Still growing old
7.
I Let Go 04:26
It could have been my secret From everyone but you I could have done my own thing Done everything far from you I could have gone on pretending That everything was fine That I knew what I wanted And I could make it fall in line The moment I let go I gave You everything The moment I let go I gained Your heart The moment I let go things started going right Cause You turned my world apart I thought that I was happy But I wouldn't believe the lie I wanted a new beginning I prayed for you El Shaddai I tried to do it my way That wasn't working out as planned You became my savior The moment I raised my hand The moment I let go I gave You everything The moment I let go I gained Your heart The moment I let go things started going right Cause You turned my world apart
8.
It's the cold I get when You are not around It's the fire in my soul when You surround Your forgiving love it brings me back I turn to You when things go black Just like I have always done So I'm thinking What must I do to fall in love with You again? I'm finally sick of being just a friend I need change to come and You know exactly where to mend For I to fall in love with You again It's Your patience that has kept me in surprise It's Your determination and tender loving eyes I'm ashamed to say if I were You And asked to do the things You do It wouldn't have been good for me So I'm asking What must I do to fall in love with You again? I'm finally sick of being just a friend I need change to come and You know exactly where to mend For I to fall in love with You again It's the way you dance and way you make me sing It's the way you care about the smaller things And I love how You have hung in there Through all the times I need repair You knew exactly what to do So to thank You What must I do to fall in love with You again? I'm finally sick of being just a friend I need change to come and You know exactly where to mend For I to fall in love with You again
9.
You Found Me 02:50
I never thought I'd be with a girl who was like you Those things you do and things you can't boggle the mind I surprise myself falling deeper into love with you And I wonder what my life would be like if I got exactly what I wanted in a girl I know that you would never have been inside my world And I'm so glad you found me And I'm so glad you found me And I'm so glad you found me Cause I wasn't looking for you She considers sleeping in to be five or six She'd rather read than to watch our favorite TV show And she couldn't sing a song in key to save her life Who thought what I'd wanted was not at all what I needed nor what was planned for for me I'm glad there's someone always watching over me And I'm so glad you found me And I'm so glad you found me And I'm so glad you found me Cause I wasn't looking for you
10.
I have been waiting a long time For you to come into my life And I found that of late You were so worth the wait You have been waiting much longer Than my three years and that makes you stronger Which I’ve known all along This is where I belong It’s not by chance that these hands I’m holding belong to you And all the luck in the world couldn’t do what we do There were no stars that aligned that turned this into The story of our lives with me and you I’d said I trusted in God’s plan To bring you to me but now I understand What He planned from the start Was for Him to impart It’s not by chance that these hands I’m holding belong to you And all the luck in the world couldn’t do what we do There were no stars that aligned that turned this into The story of our lives with me and you Now that I have you I know what He means When He says He only wants the best for me It’s not by chance that these hands I’m holding belong to you And all the luck in the world couldn’t do what we do There were no stars that aligned that turned this into The story of our lives staring me and you
11.
If you told me a year ago That I’d be in love with this girl I know I would’ve said you’re mad Wasn’t the plan I had Not that I was against the thought I just wasn’t looking to where I ought It was a matter of timing Of divine designing I found I was waiting But for whom I don’t know Now that I know the answer There’s still a long way to go So many questions, with so little time Just a couple things that were on my mind Corrie Corrie would you agree That you waiting for me? You claim that you don’t sing It’s not exactly your kind of thing But I think you’re wrong You have a great heart song I’ve heard every single note And every song that I have wrote I’ve seen a thousand times Inside your shining eyes Now I have this emotion Only described one way And when I say, “I love you” I don’t mean just for the day So many questions, with so little time Just a couple things that were on my mind Corrie Corrie could I ask of you Do you love me too? It’s like we were made for each other You and I need one another Most of the questions, just a waste of time Just one last thing that was on my mind Corrie Corrie asked for all to see Will you marry me?
12.
I think about all the things I have and haven’t done The things I could’ve changed and wars I wish I would have won And I think look how far I’ve gone There are things that I have said and I can never take them back Many things I didn’t do while using time as an excuse Still I think look how far I’ve gone And I think look how far And I think look how far Still I think look how far I've gone

about

This CD has been many years in the making. It represents my journey over the past five years as I've searched for myself, a wife, and God. HINDSIGHT and GROWING OLD were written by a broken hearted boy sick of dead end relationships praying that God would let the next girl be the one. YOU FOUND ME was written in faith as I prepared myself for whatever girl God had planned for my life. It wasn’t until I got engaged that I realized how true this song was. NOT BY CHANCE and CORRIE CORRIE were written to the woman I married and we recently celebrated our one year anniversary.

At the same time, God was near but I would still keep him at arm’s length. IN A YEAR, I'D RATHER YOU BE AN ENEMY, and I FIND IT EASIER were written when I wasn't sure about my future and knew that the way I was living could not last. I LET GO and FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU AGAIN was the shift my life needed to give God everything. It was amazing how that one act started the chain reaction that let Him turn everything around in my life. The last song, LOOK HOW FAR I'VE GONE, was written by a man who is finally happy with the direction his life is going and acceptance with the decisions he has made.

Thank you God for all your patience during these past few years and for all you’ve done in my life. Thanks to my family and friends for all their support and love. Lastly, thank you to my wife who has been with me the shortest amount of time but has changed my life in so many ways. I love you so mucha!

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released July 24, 2012

All instruments and vocals by Stephan Ainley
Recorded with much help from Brian Russel, Willocraft Media
Mixed and mastered by Tommy Bozung, Audiochocolate Studio

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