There lives a little boy
In the house next door to me
And as usual
His mommy was gone
So he came over
This morning
And sat down next to me
And asked
"Why does mommy leave me alone?"
But he'll find out someday
Why his mommy stays away
And why a woman
Needs arms to hold her tight
And that she would stay at home
And not leave him all alone
If his daddy
Didn't stay away at night
He said
"I wish
I had a mommy like you
Just like you
To hold me in her arms
The way you do
When I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And I ask
For a mommy like you"
Though a tear fell from his eye
He was trying not to cry
I said, "Don't worry
Everything will be all right
So just you wait and see
And I held him close to me
Just like I held his daddy
Last night
He said
"I wish
I had a mommy like you
Just like you
To hold me in her arms
The way you do
When I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And I ask
For a mommy like you
And I ask
For a mommy like you"