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WHEN I WAS A CHILD AT CHRISTMAS TIME
OUR HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH JOY AND GLEE,
THERE WAS SO MUCH LOVE IN OUR HOME
WE WERE HAPPY AS WE COULD BE.
DAD WOULD WALK UP TO MAMA AND GIVE HER A HUG
KISS HER, THEN I WOULD SAY WHERE IS MINE?
WE SAW LOVE EXPRESSED FROM MOM AND DAD
FOR US KIDS THERE WAS AWAYS TIME.
MAMA ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL SURPRISE
HIDDEN UNDER THE TREE FOR EACH OF US,
SHE KNEW WHAT WE EACH ONE WANTED
SO THERE WOULD NEVER BE A FUSS.
THEY HAD AN ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING
MOM AND DAD WERE SO SMART AND WISE,
THEY ALWAYS TRIED TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS
THEY COULD DO NO WRONG IN OUR EYES.
WE KNEW BETTER THAN TO BE SELFISH
WE WERE ALWAYS TAUGHT TO SHARE,
AND I THANK THE LORD FOR THAT
AND FOR MOM AND DAD BEING THERE.
CHRISTMAS TIME AT OUR HOUSE WAS FUN
WE ALWAYS HAD FOOD AND CHRISTMAS TREAT,
WE WERE WARM AND ALWAYS HAD CLOTHES TO WEAR
MOM AND DAD SAW WE HAD SHOES ON OUR FEET.
WHEN WE HAD MORE CLOTHES THAN WE NEEDED
MAMA FOUND SOMEONE TO GIVE THEM TO,
DIDN'T LIKE IT BUT MAMA SAID."TOO BAD".
JUST THINK THEY ARE NOT AS BLESSED AS YOU.
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO MUCH YOU SHOULD SHARE
WOULDN'T YOU WANT SOMEONE TO SHARE WITH YOU ?
GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER SHE WOULD SAY
AND BESIDES HONEY YOU DON'T NEED TWO.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY,IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD
TO WATCH EYES LIGHT UP AS SHE GAVE SHOES,
OR A COAT THAT WOULD BE A PERFECT FIT
THEY DIDN'T CARE IF IT WAS USED.
WE KNEW BETTER THAN TO ACT SELFISH
I AM SO GLAD MAMA TAUGHT US TO SHARE,
MOM AND DAD WERE GIVING PARENTS
MAMA SHARED LOVE EVERYWHERE.
THANK YOU LORD FOR MOM AND DAD
AND THE LOVE THEY INSTILLED IN ME,
THANK YOU LORD FOR BROTHER AND SISTER
AND THE TIMES AROUND OUR CHRISTMAS TREE. |
