Little Man

I grew up/ being alone Had no friends/ not one of my own I asked Momma when's Daddy coming home She stood there silent/ tears in her eyes Memories before he left for the sky I knew my Daddy wasn't gonna come back home (PreChorus1) But everynight before I'd go to sleep I'd pray a little prayer And everytime I'd hear my Daddy saying,"Son, don't be scared." Chorus: You're gonna be alright Mind your mom, live life on I'll be just fine When you close your eyes Know that I'm loving you One day will come When you'll have a son Just as wonderful as you But for now, be proud, cause you're my little man As years went on / Time flew by My son grew up/ right before my eyes He asked me "Daddy, will you always be with me?" I stood there silent/ tears in my eye Memories of when he came from the sky "Son, I'll always be here for you" (Pre-Chorus2) I know sometimes he wondered I know how much he cared I always told him as much as I could Son, don't be scared. Repeat ChorusX1 Interlude Just as my Dad told me As I told my son I heard my little man tell his little one Repeat ChorusX1

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James Foulk

Date: 5/18/2011 12:33:00 PM

yes this one touched my heart and soul, very good piece you wrote, do you have music to it yet? thank you for commenting on Grinnell Remembered.

Matt Hunt
Date: 5/18/2011 3:46:00 PM

I unfortunately, do not right now. It is a country song and I have the lyrics sung the way I want. I also play bass and drums, so I have a simple line for that, but I don't have the chords needed for an acoustic guitar. I have a friend at church that used to be in the music scene that could help me though. I'm glad you enjoyed this one James:)

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/17/2011 11:07:00 AM

I am so pleased to have had the pleasure to read your poetry this afternoon R.M. Thank you for sharing it with us. Hoping you have a week filled with inspiration. Love, Carol

John Aaron Green

Date: 5/17/2011 3:48:00 AM

wow, i think it is wonderful, a testimony to your writing, dads are in limited supply,such a great story from father to son and so on..

Matt Hunt

Date: 5/16/2011 10:40:00 PM

As you guys can see, I actually wrote more songs before I started writing poetry. I wanted to share one I wrote a few years back called Little Man. I hope it touches your heart:) R.M.