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We were driving back from |
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the country one night |
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Mom and Dad up the front |
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The rest of us snug and tight |
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My kid brother grumbled for a little minute |
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My big sister said he better quit it or die |
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It had been a long day in the countryside |
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Playing with the cousins on my mother's side |
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The sound of the radio closed our eyes |
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Drifting across the sea, then I fell asleep |
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Well I don't know what woke me up |
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Maybe a country song or a big truck passing by |
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But I could hear Mama and Papa talk |
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Papa said something and Mama began to cry |
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No more words then just soft sobs |
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And my head began to throb |
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I just lay there playing dog |
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Breathing slow and deep |
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They thought I was asleep |
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They thought I was asleep |
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It seemed like forever till the sobbing stopped |
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Then they talked for a little |
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But just too soft to hear |
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Daddy kept looking to the side of her face |
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One hand on the wheel |
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The other one stroking her hair |
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Headlights shining from the other way |
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Showed tears on the cheeks of Daddy's face |
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I prayed for Jesus to send His grace |
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And all our souls to keep |
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Back then I believed |
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They thought I was asleep |
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The night was dark and deep |
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I wish I was asleep |
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How I wish I was asleep |
