A single mom on the back row at a church outside of town

No one sits beside her her kids are kind of loud

She never misses a Sunday she does the best she can

Faith gives her the strength she needs to stand



It's Monday morning her telephone rings 

When she finally answers I begin to speak

My kids they know your kids from Sunday school they say

We wanted to know can your kids come and play



Chorus:

The second mile may be as simple as a smile

For a brokenhearted mother and a fatherless child

The second mile it starts with just one step

With the Father's help, we give ourselves

And we go the second mile



You pass his house every morning

He sits there all alone

He rarely leaves that front porch 

Since his wife's been gone

85 last Friday

There were no balloons or cake

What a difference some time with you could make



Chorus:

The Second mile may be as simple as a smile

For a brokenhearted husband who's been alone for awhile

The second mile starts with just one step

With the Father's help we give ourselves



Bridge:

The greatest love that ever was 

Walked the longest road

When His Spirit lives in us

We have no choice we must go

The Second Mile

The Second Mile



Outro- The Second Mile it starts with just one step

With the Father's help we give of ourselves and go the second mile

Tag- My kids they know your kids from Sunday School they say (the second mile)

85 last Monday with no balloons or cake (the second mile)…