Little Boy's Prayer

Darling I don't know whether you can hear me or not

Because of this lump in my throat I can't talk very loud

But I've got to tell you bout our little son's prayer tonight

If you could've heard it honey you'd've been so proud

I'd already left a note on the table for mom and dad

As if they didn't know what was wrong

Now I asked them to take a care of him now that you and I we're both gone

After I finished the note I figured that he was alseep

So I've slipped in to see him just once more

But he was just startin' to pray and his words froze me at the door

And he said dear God it's late I hope I didn't get you up

But there's somethin' we gotta talk about

You see God my mommy was burried today

And my daddy needs straighten out

Ever since mommy got sick he's been nervous and hollered at me a lot

But that part I can't understand

Cause even a little boy like me knows that worry sometimes overload a man

But God he loved mommy so much

And he used to tel her nothing would ever come between 'em

Now I know that's what's botherin' him now cause somethin' has

And I'm afraid he's thinkin' about joinin' her somehow

God I'm glad that he loved mommy

I want him to be with her again one of these days

But I want to talk to him and tell him that first he's got me to raise

Tell him every now and then a little boy needs a helping hand

And I guess you probably still need your daddy even after you're a fullgrown man

And God if I'd lost him and mommy both it'd be more than I could stand

I know my grandma and grandpa would take care of me

Cause they both love me a whole lot

But God they're older and they don't always understand

The problems a little boy like me has got

Well God I won't bother anymore tonight

But tomorrow night I'll be sure and talk to you again

You take care of my daddy now you hear thank you Amen

I've just stood there thinkin' bout his prayer and all that he said in it

Finally I opened the door and asked him if I could talk to him for a minute

We sat down on the edge of his bed

And both took turns laughin' and cryin' for a while

And he could tell it'd been a change in me

Because for the first time in the long time I saw him smile

So darling you go on ahead but you walk slow

And someday when you'll turn around I'll be there

But it'll be a while cause I'm gonna spend the next few dozen years

Being an answer to our little boys prayer