John Michael Montgomery - The little girl

^DbHer Parents never took the young girl to church Never spoke of his name, never ^Bbmread her his ^Abword ^DbTwo nonbelievers walking lost in this world Took their baby with them what a ^Bbmsad little ^Abgirl

^DbHer daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs Never wanted to play or give ^Bbmkisses and ^Abhugs ^DbShe''d watch the TV and sit there on the couch while her mom fell asleep and her ^Bbmdaddy went ^About

and the ^Abdrink^Bbming and the ^Abfight^Gbing ^Dbjust got worse every ^Abnight behind ^Abtheir ^Bbmcouch she''d be^Ab hi^Gbding ^Dboh what a sad little ^Ablife

^DbAnd like it always does the bad just got worse with every slap and ^Bbmevery ^Abcurse ^Dbuntil her daddy in a drunk rage one night used a gun on her mom and ^Bbmthen took his ^Ablife

and some ^Abpeo^Bbmple from a ^Abcit^Gby ^Dbtook the girl far ^Abaway to a ^Abnew ^Bbmmom and a ^Abnew ^Gbdad ^Dbkisses and hugs every ^Abday

^Dbher first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in and a small little girl stared at a ^Bbmpicture of ^Abhim ^Dbshe said I know that man up there on that cross I don''t know his name but I^Bbm know he got^Ab off

cause he was ^Abthere ^Bbmin my ^Abold ^Gbhouse ^Dband held me close to his ^Abside as I ^Abhid ^Bbmthere behind ^Abour ^Gbcouch ^Dbthe night that my parents ^Abdied