Oh Lord, you know that Im not one to bother you with little things And you and I have never been too close But weve always been on speakin terms Ive watched you with doin things And tried to understand you more than most No I havent gone to church the way I ought to But I always thought you knew in my own way I worshiped you While even your own children doubt and fail to understand The simple way you go about the things you do Ive seen the doubt upon the face of loved ones As they sadly placed a wreath of flowers on a tiny grave And wondered why a child is brought into the world To only live a little while and die, you could have saved But I believe that in your eyes this little child was something special And you wanted it to be with you, no doubt So with outstretched arms you beckoned it so simple that I reckon They cant understand the way you worked it out Once I saw a young man growin till he neared the age of knowing Then I watched as somethin happened to his mind No doctor could correct it, it was just as I suspected And I marveled at your way of bein kind You might also likeThey tried everything in vain and I was there when they explained it To the family, how he slipped into a trance Guess you looked into the future, watched him turn his back upon you Lovin him so much you couldnt take the chance It took a lot of love to die, for sinners such as I And I guess thats why youve never given up on me You understood when some denied you and even when they crucified you Knowin all these things were meant to be For the stables such a simple thing, no wonder there were few who came To see a king the night that
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