Oh Lord, You know that I'm not one   To bother You with little things   And You and I have never been too close   But we've always been on speakin' terms   I've watched You with doin' things   And tried to understand You more than most      No, I haven't gone to church the way I ought to   But I always thought You knew   In my own way I worshiped You   While even Your own children doubt and fail to understand   The simple way You go about the things You do      I've seen the doubt upon the face of loved ones   As they sadly placed a wreath of flowers on a tiny grave   And wondered why a child is brought into the world   To only live a little while and die, You could have saved      But I believe that in your eyes   This little child was somethin' special   And You wanted it to be with You, no doubt   So with out-stretched arms   You beckoned it so simple that I reckon   They can't understand the way You worked it out      Once I saw a young man growin'   Till he neared the age of knowin'   Then I watched as somethin' happened to his mind   No doctor could correct it, it was just as I suspected   And I marveled at Your way of bein' kind      They tried everything in vain   And I was there when they explained it   To the family, how he slipped into a trance   Guess You looked into the future   Watched him turn his back upon You   Lovin' him so much You couldn't take the chance      It took a lot of love to die, for sinners such as I   And I guess that's why You've never given up on me   You understood when some denied You   And even when they crucified You   Knowin' all these things were meant to be      For the stable's such a simple thing   No wonder there were few who came   To see a king the night that