Mark Davenport Second Chance
Lovingly
She carried him
With joyful sighs
And soulful hymns
Gentle songs for kicking limbs
But he would never sing
Too soon taken
Upon soft angel's wings
But she was given a second chance
To embrace the circumstance
And to conceive another child
If you were the one to fill his place
Would you remember him with grace?
Would you wear his smile on your face?
A parent's fear
A somber din
Crying voices
Speed and gin
Struck the car your son was in
No one could have survived
But kind blessings
Rained down upon their lives
And he was given a second chance
To embrace the circumstance
And to forgive the reckless one
If you were the father in such strife
How would you thank God for his life?
How would you hold him by your side?
Well I am the father of that lucky boy
And I'm the younger brother of that stillborn child
And I've been given a second chance
Yeah a second chance
O' Lord
Loving and kind
Filled with goodness
The sweetest woman
You'll ever find
But fortune can sometimes be blind
And even with our prayers
Grief may rest upon us
With too few spared
But she was given a second chance
To embrace the circumstance
To laugh again and dance
If she were your lover and your wife
How would you thank God for her life?
How would you share the rest of time?
Well I am the father of that lucky boy
And I'm the younger brother of that stillborn child
I'm the husband of my darling one
And I've been given a second chance
Yeah a second chance
O' Lord
