Heaven's So Pretty
Jesse had a soul that was troubled and marred A man who was bitter and cold and hard The only thing that mattered to him Was his little baby girl who walked with a limp Jesse worked hard seven days a week To see that she had shoes and something to eat But he never complained, everything that he did Was for that little curly-headed, blue-eyed kid
Every Sunday morning he would drop her off At the little white church with the steeple on top And she'd beg him, "Please, Daddy, won't you come in, Meet the nice preacher and all of my friends?" But years before when that car had wrecked His baby'd lost her mama and the use of her leg And he'd decided that Jesus was a fairy tale Cause here on Earth was the only Hell
But one summer night while the rain fell hard They were putting up her pony in that run-down barn Lightning flashed and a tree came down And it pinned her little body to that cold, hard ground Well he pulled her free and he held her tight Said, "Don't worry baby, it'll be alright," But her little swollen face started shining with glee As her eyes found something only she could see
She said His eyes are loving and his smile is grand And I can see the nailprints in His hands I'm not hurting, Daddy, He won't let me And I can see Mama coming down to get me Oh, she's just like her pictures, Daddy, young and sweet And I can hear singing like you wouldn't believe Don't worry, Daddy, 'cause now you know That Heaven's so pretty Don't you wanna go?
How he made it through those next few months He didn't know, but it sure was tough All the people in the town said 'he's gonna go mad' But Jesse believed he already had Everytime he would close his eyes He could hear her last words and see that smile And he'd feel a strange tug way down deep in his chest And a still, small voice never let him rest
One Sunday morning he surprised them all When he came into the church in his overalls The preacher asked if anybody needed prayer And Jesse hit his knees in that altar there Two minutes later a new man stood He smiled and said, "I never thought I'd feel this good!" He raised his hands and threw back his head And shouted, "I'll bet it's just like she said!"
His eyes are loving and His smile is grand And you can see the nailprints in his hands They'll be no hurting 'cause He won't let you And you'll see all your loved ones coming down to get you But they'll be so different, all young and fair With the angels' sweet music floating in the air I'm so happy, now I get to go People, Heaven's so pretty My baby told me so
Well for forty years he told all who'd listen About his baby girl and their eyes would glisten Led a few hundred souls to a brand new start Til his hair turned grey and his eyes went dark
One night in a nursing home in room 110 An alarm went off and the nurses rushed in But that old blind preacher just shook his head no And with his last breath said, "Let me go..."
'Cause I can see Him standing at the foot of my bed With nailprints showing in His outstretched hands I'm not hurting 'cause my Father won't let me And I can see my girl coming down to get me But she's so, so different, now she's running free And her Mama's there smiling while the angels sing Don't you try to keep me here, just let me go Cause Heaven's so pretty, and I'm ready to go
Oh, Heaven's so pretty Heaven's so real Jesus is calling Are you ready to go?
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Men are like dogs. You can't shoot the whole litter just because a couple of them have fleas.
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Synopsis
A song I wrote ages ago, I've been sitting on it forever, thought I would post it first. Flame away!
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