Help Me Understand

[Verse 1]

A little girl prayed at the close of the day

'cause her daddy had gone far away

On her little face was a look of despair

I stood there and listened, and I heard this prayer

[Chorus]

"My mama says Daddy has brought us to shame

And I'm never no more to mention his name

Lord, take me and lead me and hold to my hand

Oh, heavenly Father, help me understand"

[Bridge]

You know, friends, I wonder how many homes are broken tonight

And just how many tears are shed

By some little word of anger that never should have been said

I'd like to tell you a story of a family I once knew

We'll call 'em Mary and William and their little daughter Sue

Now, Mary was just a plain mother and Bill, well, he was a usual dad

And they had their little family quarrels like everybody else, but neither one really got mad

Then, one day, something happened. It was nothing, of course

But one word led to another and the last word led to a divorce

Now, here were two grown-up people who failed to use common sense

They strengthened their own selfish pride at little Sue's expense

You know, she didn't ask to be brought to this world, to drift from pillar to post

But a divorce never stops to consider the ones it hurts the most

There'd be a lot more honest loving in this wicked ol' world today

If just a few parted parents could hear little Sue say...

[Outro]

"Take me and lead me and hold to my hand

Oh, heavenly Father, help me understand"