Life

Every night I would pray "God help me please!
Give me the strength to get up off my knees.
Help me up and hold my hand.
Give me the strength to be a man."

Now here I sit, weeping.
How did I get so weak?
Why did I turn my back on you?
When all you did was help me.
Through the heartache and all the pain.
You held me close when I cried even wiped the tears from my eyes
Helped me over comes some of my deepest fears.
And what did I do but let your words fall on deaf ears.

Now here I stand a better man asking you again. . . . .
Please my father don't turn your back.
Yet if you do I understand.
Forgiveness is hard to get, after such mistakes.
On my knees I beg you please, give me the strength
To pull her through and bring her back to you.

With your help, here I stand holding both of your hands
You both helped me become this man,
Thats so happy here where I stand.
You my Lord helped me find my loving wife,
And brought her closer by myside.
So now a father soon I shall be, no happier could that make me.
Another soul for you to tend and help grow and love again.

My life passed so quickly, still so much to do.
I felt so lost and almost angry with you.
You took my wife far too soon, and left me singing and empty tune.
My son is grown and has a wife his own
They gave me grandchildren to help my life grow.

Here I stand now at your gate asking for a few more days.
Just a few more with my wife, my son, my daughter-in-law.
Just a few more to see my grandkids smile and let them light my life for awhile
Although my time here is gone, there is so much left undone.

Please Lord don't you leave my family too.
Watch over them as you once did me.
Show them such happiness and even some tears
Just let them know you'll always be there.

When the sunrises, and when it sets,
When you here the birds sing, please don't forget
We are just people who are passing by.
Put upon this Earth for such a short time.
Do the best you can with what you have.
So then you can live on forever in someones heart in this land.