538 Stars

The weather man said there was a pretty good chance

Of a big one coming that night

Everybody in town was locking it down

Closing shutters and finding flash lights

Oh but Daddy's intuition is sharper then a knife

Said the rain don't come til the robin takes flight

And he smiled like he always does

We stayed out until the sun came up

And we counted our blessings one by one

And the wind and the thunder never did come

We just sat there talking, laughing like fools

Nobody watching but the man in the moon

And the whole world slept that perfect night

I learned a little 'bout living and a lot about life

Out there in the backyard

Just me and him and 538 stars

Some shimmered and shined like big diamond rings

Some sank into the milky way

He old me about the one who led the three kings

To the stable on Christmas Day

He always made it easy for me to understand

Said we're all a part of a much bigger plan

And he smiled like he always does

We stayed out until the sun came up

And we counted our blessings one by one

And the wind and the thunder never did come

We just sat there talking, laughing like fools

Nobody watching but the man in the moon

And the whole world slept that perfect night

I learned a little 'bout living and a lot about life

Out there in the backyard

Just me and him and 538 stars

We watched the world

Just the two of us

Like it always is

Like it always was

And we counted our blessings one by one

And the wind and the thunder never did come

We just sat there talking, laughing like fools

Nobody watching but the man in the moon

And the whole world slept that perfect night

I learned a little 'bout living and a lot about life

Out there in the backyard

Just me and him and 538 stars

Just me and Dad and 538 Stars