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歌曲我还不到100贴,发不上来% g8 V! _& w- d" I- v9 R
歌词) m; a8 t2 v2 l6 S+ K
It was almost Christmas time,* @0 L3 ^4 }* n* q6 z
There I stood in another line,1 n2 V" Z. a( ?( x1 e
Tryin´ to buy that last gift or two,6 g/ Z, J5 T% `/ @) d8 x( r0 g
Not really in the Christmas mood.
: `7 ~$ d" X2 {Standing right in front of me,
+ H' v, M! V' E: R# p5 K( I& w3 P' R8 nWas a little boy waiting anxiously.* t' n- B! k' @8 }
Pacing ´round like little boys do, A1 w* O! ~. W
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes.
" E% i5 K3 |$ J7 kAnd his clothes were worn and old.
7 o7 t0 @' p% tHe was dirty from head to toe.
0 P: a" ]0 V4 ^2 _5 pAnd when it came his time to pay,
- N1 u+ O/ T' h! z, MI couldn´t believe what I heard him say.
2 J7 f. s0 V9 @3 v6 Y$ r; ^"Sir, I wanna buy these shoes,/ k% `/ q# Y4 e4 K: _) G
"For my mama, please.
0 h _0 S$ a7 m: f"It´s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size.. {- l' f X" V, }3 e
"Could you hurry, sir?' |/ `% [# L7 ^( Z7 [! E
"Daddy says there´s not much time.
& E y8 n- A Q"You see, she´s been sick for quite a while,
- \8 n( q/ @& r; h! O( W" F5 ]"And I know these shoes will make her smile.
) [8 k- l( y% O, v"And I want her to look beautiful,
+ k1 N, p2 H2 L9 h"If Mama meets Jesus tonight."5 t1 B! M1 u' k% S( |. n1 c
He counted pennies for what seemed like years,
, i( I$ H/ |% p- |* t' oThen the cashier said: "Son, there´s not enough here."; y, w$ I. X; ?9 q3 j
He searched his pockets frantically.0 d( v8 ?6 E! k. D, q
Then he turned and he looked at me.
4 p- W: d. q2 YHe said: "Mama made Christmas good at our house,5 ?/ w! q& u7 U/ q
"Though most years she just did without.
. D- D, {3 o% k"Tell me, sir, what am I going to do?
. L' G% b) `+ @( I8 ^: T7 ]7 n"Somehow I´ve got to buy her these Christmas shoes.". }: S% {% }+ w' o
So I laid the money down.+ y2 U& f2 Q( b$ h
I just had to help him out.
8 I: k0 _6 z5 v0 i+ h8 u: MAn´ I´ll never forget the look on his face,
$ s2 D2 m9 W3 [" I- fWhen he said: "Mama´s gonna look so great."
' ~& ?6 {* q$ U7 @"Sir, I wanna buy these shoes,4 j1 ?5 B: ?, j
"For my mama, please.% a! U, J8 m4 d" {$ R7 H
"It´s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size.& F- p& q5 ?; O1 p$ s
"Could you hurry, sir?
. j: f1 K1 m4 w! u"Daddy says there´s not much time.
8 t! w; _ w" T$ M"You see, she´s been sick for quite a while,* W# g" `3 Y* E2 [0 p8 M/ V" h
"And I know these shoes will make her smile." o7 W% N' S3 L+ B
"And I want her to look beautiful,
, @' [- Q2 O! a: K [5 N, k"If Mama meets Jesus tonight."
9 b2 l: I$ {+ p4 }% N4 v1 ~I knew I´d caught a glimpse of Heaven´s love,
. C; {* W5 {* @; d/ ~As he thanked me and ran out.' F# ?1 y* T# h5 l% t% q
I knew that God had sent that little boy.
8 @8 t- G- m0 F) d3 |( m& pTo remind me just what Christmas is all about.
9 t6 J- o% ~& G U(Children´s Choir.)5 ^3 S9 t* \, E4 _. j0 c
"Sir, I wanna buy these shoes,* R8 y+ R, \2 N) ~. z: m2 h8 ?2 ~
"For my mama, please.
+ | T$ r/ x' E"It´s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size.
! N% W7 z4 F' `* B/ F4 d4 t+ a"Could you hurry, sir?6 ]* X4 j- n. |" [' l: q
"Daddy says there´s not much time.
! G9 j9 n$ x* u"You see, she´s been sick for quite a while,
% y' b# `: l) V"And I know these shoes will make her smile.
# Q: l3 W# ~& t5 R" r"And I want her to look beautiful,
( D( I. d1 B/ s) Q" x. u"If Mama meets Jesus tonight."6 f+ y- X A7 [, w! Y+ r; X
"I want her to look beautiful,* E) ]9 ]% C( m1 N' [: ~
"If Mama meets Jesus tonight."8 L8 J+ [8 g- [% ^. S
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