Porter Wagoner - Little Boy's Prayer lyrics

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