Five Little Shadows

Verse 1

The doctor closed the door real slow

Wouldn't look me in the eyes

Said, "We've done everything we can"

Then he started cryin' too

I walked back in that hospital room

You were sleepin' in the dark

Five little drawings taped beside your bed

And it nearly broke my heart

Verse 2

Our oldest girl keeps askin' me

"If Mama's gonna be okay"

Our little boy still made you breakfast

With burnt toast on a paper plate

The twins don't really understand

Why you're too tired to talk

And the baby keeps on reachin' out

For the one thing he has lost

Pre-Chorus

Lord, I ain't been to church enough

And I ain't lived life right

But I'm down here on my knees tonight

Chorus

So if You're listenin' up in Heaven

I need You now more than ever

She's too young to leave five babies

And I'm too weak to hold it together

She's the only thing that's ever made

This broken man feel whole

So if somebody's gotta go tonight

Lord, don't take her soul

Take these hands, take these years

Take every dream I've got

But don't leave me here alone

To tell five kids their Mama's gone

Verse 3

I held your hand at 2 A.M.

While the machines lit up the room

You whispered, "Promise me they'll be okay"

And I lost all strength in me

I said, "Baby, don't you talk like that

You're gonna make it through"

But deep down inside I knew the truth

And I saw it in your eyes too

Pre-Chorus

Then our little girl climbed in your bed

And laid her head upon your chest

Said, "Mama, when you get to Heaven

Will you still love me best?"

Chorus

So if You're listenin' up in Heaven

I need You now more than ever

She's too young to leave five babies

And I'm too weak to hold it together

She's the only thing that's ever made

This broken man feel whole

So if somebody's gotta go tonight

Lord, don't take her soul

Take these hands, take these years

Take every dream I've got

But don't leave me here alone

To tell five kids their Mama's gone

Bridge

I don't know how to braid their hair

Or calm them when they cry

I don't know how to be both parents

No matter how hard I try

And I know You're supposed to trust Your plan

But right now I just can't see

Why the one they need the most

Is the one You're takin' from me

Final Chorus

If You're listenin' up in Heaven

Please don't let her slip away

I still need her in the kitchen

Laughin' at the end of every day

I still need her in the doorway

Callin' all the kids inside

I still need her hand to hold

When this whole world gets too hard

But if You take her anyway

Please let her know I tried

And tell her I'll keep lovin' her

For the rest of my life

Outro

Five little shadows in the hallway tonight

And one broken man prayin' to the light