The Little Girl
John Michael Montgomery

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___Her parents never took the young girl to Church; never spoke of His name, never read her His word
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___Two non-believers walking lost in this world, Took their baby with them, what a sad little girl

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___Her Daddy drank all day and Mommy did drugs, Never wanted to play, Or give kisses and hugs
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___She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch, While her Mom fell asleep, And her Daddy went out


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And the drink--ing and the fight--ing, ____Just got worse every night
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Behind their couch she'd be hid----ing, ____Oh, what a sad little life _______

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___And like it always does, The bad just got worse, With every slap and every curse,
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___Until her Daddy in a drunk rage one night, Used a gun on her Mom, And then took his life


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And some peo---ple from the ci----ty, ____Took the girl far away
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To a new Mom and a new Dad, ___Kisses and hugs everyday _____

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___Her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in And a small little girl stared at a picture of Him
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____She said, "I know that Man up there on that cross I don't know His name but I know He got off


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Cause he was there in my old house ____And held me close to His side
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As I __hid __there behind our couch ____The night that my parents died"


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