Take Care of Mama

In the shadows of an empty church A little child is kneeling She prays for God to take away The pain her mother is feeling Torn between, her mother's love And the mercy to let her die She prays the end comes quickly And the suffering pass her by A child of only ten years old With a heart, already grown She's seen the pain and suffering That most have never known Her mother, stricken with cancer And her, an only child The product of a broken marriage Her hopes and dreams defiled She sits beside her mother's bed Holding her weakened hand Binding her tears, trying to be brave Too young to understand Her prayers are finally answered Her mother passes away All alone, she kneels once more And again, begins to pray She says, "Dear Lord take care of mama" As she sits in the empty room "Tell mama that I'm gonna miss her, "And that I will see her soon"