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Bob Carlisle - Christmas Shoes

It was almost Christmas time

There I stood in another line

Try to buy that last gift or two

I'm really in Christmas mood

Standing right in front of me

Was a little boy waiting anxiously

Pacing around like little boys do

And in his hands he had A pair of shoes.

And his clothes were worn and old He was dirty from head to toe

And when it came his time to pay I couldn't believe what I heard him say

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size.

Could you hurry Sir?

Daddy says there's not much time

You see she's been sick for quite a while

And I know these shoes will make her smile

And I want her to look beautiful If Momma meets Jesus tonight.

They counted pennies for what seems like years!

And cashier says son there's not enough here

He searches is pockets franticly

And he turned and he looked at me

And he said Momma made Christmas good in our house

Most years she just did without.

Tell me Sir What am I gonna do?

Some how I gotta buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down

I just had to help him out

And I'll never forget

The look on his face

When he said Momma's gonna look so great

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size

Could you hurry Sir?

Daddy says there's not much time

You see she's been sick for quite a while

And I know these shoes will make her smile

And I want her to look beautiful

If Momma meets Jesus tonight

I know I won't regret some help as he thanked me and ran out

I know that God sent that little boy to remind me

What Christmas is all about

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size

Could you hurry Sir?

Daddy says there's not much time

You see she's been sick for quite a while

And I know these shoes will make her smile

And I want her to look beautiful

If Momma meets Jesus tonight

I want her to look good

If Momma meets Jesus tonight

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