When It's Time To Go

Nothing new in this old town
 The sun comes up and heads back down
 Working hard from dawn to dusk again
 Seventeen and a heart for change
 The byways calling out His name
 But not yet, there's too much going on
 Daddy needs a hand and mama's tender heart
 Might crumble to the ground
 Though they'd understand He felt like saying
 CHORUS
 When it's time to go
 You've got to let Me go away and face the world
 Say goodbye, cry some tears, but don't worry
 When I hit the city
 I'll build you a house
 Right down the street from Mine
 Have some faith in Me and I'll show you why
 Some years later late one night
 He came in trying to dry His eyes
 He realized what he was born to do
 He said I'll always be your son
 And I know you know what's going on
 It's the hardest thing to think of leaving you
 But this world needs a hand
 And I've got just the thing they need to make it through
 It's so clear to me though I know what's coming
 And as they tore His flesh like animals
 There were those I know who felt Him say