It was almost
Christmas time
There I stood
in another line
Trying to buy
the last gift or two
Not really in the
Christmas mood
Standing right
in front of me
Was a little boy
waiting anxiously
Pacing around
like little boys do
In his hands he
held apair of shoes
And his clothes
were worn and old
He was dirty
from head to toe
When it came
his time to pay
I couldn't believe
what I heard him say
I want to buy these
shoes for my mama
please
It's Christmas Eve and
These shoes are just
her size
Could you hurry please
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 mama meets
Jesus tonight
He counted pennies
for what seemed
like years
The cashier said son
there's not enough here
He searched his
pockets frantically
Then he turned and
he looked at me and
he said
Mama made Christmas
good at our house
But most years
she just did without
Tell me what
am I gonna do
Somehow 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 Mamma's
gonna look so great
I want to buy these
shoes for my mama
please
It's Christmas Eve and
These shoes are just
her size
Could you hurry please
Daddy says there's
not much time
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 mama meets
Jesus tonight
I knew I'd caught a
glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me
and ran out
I knew that god
had sent that little boy
To remind me what
Christmas is all about
I wanna buy these
shoes for my mama
please
If mama meets
Jesus tonight