There Once Was a Little Boy

There once was a little boy

There once was a little boy
With thick hair of sandy brown.
He had the most beautiful hazel eyes,
That no comparison could be found.

There once was a little boy
With a playful laugh and smile.
It stole his mother’s heart away,
It's been gone for quite a while.

There once was a little boy
Who left the house one day.
No matter how much his mommy tried,
He would not come home to stay.

There once was a little boy.
Now my heart is breaking inside.
Because I know he will never be seen
Again before this body dies.

There once was a little boy
And now my story is told.
I have no more reason to live
Or watch my body grow old.

There once was a little boy.
How it breaks my heart to admit
That maybe, just maybe, before he was gone
My fight had already quit.

There once was a little boy
Who needed a better mother
Than I could ever be for him
And so he went to another.

There once was a little boy
That I cry for each day since his loss
And then listen to the demons taunt
That tell me his love I did toss.

There once was a little boy.
I am now quite depressed.
William, my son, is gone for good.
I pray for the peace that is death.