MOMMY, WHY ARE SO SAD?
DID I DO SOMETHING TO HURT YOU REALLY BAD?
I'M SORRY MOMMY, BUT WHATEVER IT MAY BE
WE CAN GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER-YOU AND ME

MOMMY, I FEEL SO SAFE AND WARM HERE INSIDE YOU
JUST THINK IN A FEW MONTHS I'LL RIGHT THERE BESIDE YOU
MOMMY, IT HURTS SO MUCH WHEN I SEE YOU CRY
I KNOW WE'RE GOING OK, MOMMY, YOU AND I

MOMMY, WHAT IS THIS PLACE YOU HAVE TAKEN ME?
I DON'T THINK THIS A NICE PLACE FOR US TO BE
WHY ARE WRE JUST LYING HERE IN THIS HOSPITAL BED?
WHAT,WAS THAT THE THE MEAN LOOKING DOCTOR JUST SAID?

I THINK HE SAID I;M NOT A HUMAN YET
WHERE WOULD HE GET AN IDEA LIKE THAT?
WE KNOW BETTER DON'T WE MOMMY?
I'M GROWING UP RIGHT HERE IN YOUR TUMMY

HE IS NOT LIKE THE  THE DOCTOR YOU FIRST TOOK ME TO
REMEMBER HOW NICE AND GENTLE HE WAS WITH YOU?
THE ONE WHO SMILED AND TOLD YOU ABOUT ME
THIS ONE IS SO DIFFERENT MOMMY, CAN'T YOU SEE?

MOMMY, WHAT IS THAT IN THE DOCTOR'S HAND?
HE'S HURTING ME MOMMY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND
MOMMY, PLEASE STOP HIM, PUSH HIM AWAY FROM YOU
PLEASE MOMMY, CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO?

MOMMY, I SURE WISH I HAD BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE
TO LEARN TO LOVE, TO PLAY, AND TO SING AND DANCE
WE COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE A TEAM MOMMY-JUST YOU AND I
I'M HERE IN HEAVEN NOW MOMMY SO PLEASE DON'T CRY

ARE YOU NOT HAPPY MOMMY NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME?
NOW THAT YOU CAN BE JUST LIKE YOU THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO BE?
PLEASE THINK OF ME SOMETIME AND THEN MAYBE YOU'LL SEE
HOW WONDERFUL THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN IF YOU HAD KEPT ME

PLEASE TELL ME MOMMY WHY IS IT YOU STILL CRY?
CAN IT BE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE?
THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD STILL HAVE ME THERE WITH YOU
YOU KNOW SOMETHING MOMMY SOMEHOW I WISH THAT TOO

MOMMY, PLEASE KNOW THAT I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU
PLEASE TALK TO JESUS AND ASK HIM-HE'LL FORGIVE YOU TOO

© Jack Young
All Rights Reserved  Used with permission
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Music "Tears For The Chidren" midi
Used with permission  Bruce DeBoar