Christmas songs.......

Again, this year, I think I'll post the lyrics to some of my favorite Christmas songs. This time, I'm going to include a few modern songs and carols, too. There are so many Christmas songs that I love, and I enjoy sharing the lyrics on my blog. This song was inspired by the Angel tree at work. We only had a few names on it, for kids at a homeless shelter in a nearby town. I thought of taking one and then told myself that I didn't make enough money to buy enough presents for a child's entire Christmas. Then I thought about how I don't give a second thought to spending $50 on clothes for myself that I don't even really need. Maybe I can't do a lot, but I can do something.

This song was written by country artist Jimmy Wayne. He spent his childhood being bounced between foster homes and knows what it is to be a Paper Angel.

After every day-after-Thanksgiving sale the malls just ain't complete
Without a bunch of decorations and a paper angel tree
There's artificial smiles on artificial tree limbs
Saying what she'd love to have and what to buy for him
Well i hope Maggie likes her new winter clothes and her buggy with a baby doll
And maybe Tom'll smile with his new nike shoes when he shoots that basketball
I can't help but wishing that i could do more
But not just while I'm shopping in the department store
Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers
No matter where you are right now remember God's right there
He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere
Going through the mail almost every afternoon i see a Mom and Dad's Worst dream
There on the back of a money-saving ad to get my carpet cleaned
Height, weight, hair, eyes, date missing, and DOB
A child's name, a picture, and the words 'have you seen me?'
Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers
No matter where you are right now remember God's right there
He's asking all of us to help take care
Of his paper angels everywhere
His documented bruises fill a folder file
She's a second grade self-portrait drawn without a smile
And every town is littered with this kind of debris
We've got to stop this madness and it's up to you and me
Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers
No matter where you are right now remember God's right there
He's asking all of us to help take care
Of his paper angels everywhere
Paper angels everywhere

lyrics by Jimmy Wayne