Her parents never took the girl to church Never spoke of His name Never read her His word Two non-believers walking in this world Took their baby with them What a sad little girl
Her daddy drank all day and mommy did Never wanted to play Or give kisses and hugs She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch While her mom fell And her daddy went out
And the drinking and the fighting just got worse every night Behind their couch she'd be hiding Oh what a sad little life And like always does, the bad just got worse With every slap and every curse Until her daddy in a rage one night Used a gun on her mom and then took his life
And some people from the city took the girl away To a new mom and a new dad kisses and hugs everyday Her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in a small little girl Stared at a picture of
She said I know that man up there on that cross I don't know His name But I know He got off Cause He was there in my old house and held me close to His side As I hid behind our couch The night that my parents died