Fell down on both knees, you were young   Bones still soft, legs fell numb   Oh, how those sparrows sang for you      So you grew up, an isolated pup   You had some books, you had some love   Oh, God was watching over you   Oh, how those sparrows sang for you      You witnessed a man a holy man   Touched your head with his gentle hands   Oh, God was watching over you      Lived in a house in Birmingham   A preacher's son, the Lord's plan   Oh, God was watching over you   Oh, how those sparrows sang for two      When you arrived, he carried you there   Near the preacher's son, your only love   Oh, God was watching over you      Wedding bells rang   (Wedding bells ring)   Church choir sang   (Church choir sing)      A gospel song   (Whoa-oh oh whoa)   A beautiful one   (A beautiful one)      Oh, such a melancholy tune   (It's a sad tune mmm-mmm)   Oh, how it reminds me of you