Mom and Dad

When you're a child so very small
The older folks seem mighty tall
You are impressed with many things
Sometimes amazed at what life brings

Life seems so very big to you
Sometimes you don't know what to do
You need some help along the way
With brand new questions every day

God gave us all a Mom and Dad
For this we should be very glad
We need them both to guide our ways
To show us how to live our days

For when we're small we do not know
And can't decide which way to go
Cause life's too big to understand
Mom and Dad must guide our hand

I have a Mom and Dad you know
I thank the Lord He made it so
So many things I can do now
Just because they taught me how

Mom taught me how to make my bed
And comb the hair that's on my head
She taught me how to tie my shoes
How not to cry when I would lose

Dad taught me how to ride a bike
When I was just a little tike
Baseball is a game I love
Dad taught me how to use a glove

I can't believe he didn't cry
When that baseball hit his eye
I threw it very hard that day
He said "It hurts, but that's okay"

Mom taught me how to set the table
She played with me when she was able
She taught me how to do the dishes
Of course it was against my wishes

So many times I went astray
I made mistakes most every day
And when the price had to be paid
Across my tail the belt was laid

It was not done incessantly
But only when it had to be
Sometimes when I crossed the line
I had to pay with my behind

There's so much more that I could say
Of what they taught me every day
You see the list is very long
They did not want me to go wrong

I thank the good Lord up above
He gave me folks that showed me love
I didn't then, but now I see
Why they were very strict with me

Mom and Dad both did their best
To see that I would pass the test
They knew that there would come a day
I'd leave the nest and fly away

Now that I'm grown, so much I see
For I have kids, God's gift to me
My folks taught me what to do
Now I can teach my children too

I thank you Lord for Mom and Dad
I thank you for the life we had
I thank you Lord because you knew
I'd need them both to make it through

I love you Mom, so very much
I'm very glad I've felt your touch
No matter where I happen to be
You're always there inside of me

I love you Dad, oh yes I do
And thank the Lord because He knew
The day would come when I'd be glad
That He picked you to be my Dad

My heart belongs to God above
Every day I feel His love
I work for Him while on this earth
A job assigned before my birth

My little brother's name was Ray
He came to earth but didn't stay
Just one year then he was gone
Back to God he traveled on

The day will come when I shall die
And go to dwell with God, on high
I want to see them all that day
My Mom, my Dad, and Baby Ray

Thank You Lord



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