It was almost Christmas There I stood in another Tryin' to buy that gift or two Not in the Christmas mood
right in front of me was A boy waiting anxiously 'round like little boys do And in his hands he held a of shoes
And his clothes worn and old He was dirty head to toe And when it his time to pay I believe what I heard him say
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my mama, It's eve and these shoes are just her size Could you hurry, sir, daddy says there's not time You see she's been sick for a while And I know shoes would make her smile And I want her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus
He counted pennies for what like years Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not here" He his pockets frantically he turned and he looked at me
He said, "Mama made Christmas good at our Though years she just did without Tell me sir, what am I to do Somehow I've got to buy her these shoes"
So I laid the money down, I had to help him out And I'll never forget the on his face when he said "Mama's look so great"
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my mama, It's Christmas eve and these shoes are just her Could you hurry, sir, says there's not much time You see she's been for quite a while And I know these shoes make her smile And I her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus tonight
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's As he me and ran out I knew God had sent that little boy To me what Christmas is all about
Sir, I want to buy these for my mama, please It's Christmas eve and these are just her size Could you hurry, sir, daddy says not much time You see she's been sick for quite a And I these shoes would make her smile And I her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus tonight
I want her to beautiful If mama Jesus tonight