God put a song
In the heart of an angel
And softly, she sang it to me


I get to thinking lots of times
About back when I was a lad

Of the old homeplace
Where I growed up
Of the days, both good and bad


My overalls was hand me downs
My shoes was full of holes

And I used to walk four miles
To school every day
Through the rain and

The sleet and the cold

I've seen the nights

When my daddy would cry
For the things that his
Family would need

But all he ever got
Was a badland farm and
Seven hungry mouths to feed


And yet, and yet our
Home fire never flickered once

'Cause when all these
Things went wrong
Mama took the hymn book down

And mama sang a song

I guess the house is still standing

I don't get back much no more
No voice is left to fill them halls
And no steps to grace the floor


You see
My mama sings in Heaven now

Around God's golden throne
But I'll always believe
This world's a better place

One time
My mama sang a song


Precious memories fill my soul