Cause her daddy had gone far away
On her little face was a look of despair
I stood there and listened
and I've never no more to
Lord, take me and lead me
O Heavenly Father, help me understand.
You know, friends, I wonder
how many homes are broken tonight,
and just how many tears or shed
by some little word of anger
that never should have been said.
Now, I'd like to tell you a story
and we'll just call them Mary
and their little daughter Sue.
Now, Mary was just a plain mother,
and Bill, well, he was the usual dad,
and they had their little family
quarrels like everyone else,
but neither one really got mad.
Then one day something happened.
It was nothing of course,
but one word led to another,
the last word led to a divorce.
Now here are two grown people
who fail to use common sense,
and they strengthen their own selfish pride
You know, she didn't ask to
be brought into this world
to drift from pillar to post,
but a di vorce never stops
in this wicked old world today,
if just a few hearted parents
could hear little Sue say, Lord take me
And lead me, and hold to my hand
please help me understand
Heavenly Father, help me understand
