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