God's Will

I met God's Will on a Halloween night
 He was dressed as a bag of leaves
 It hid the braces on his legs at first
 His smile was as bright as the August sun
 When he looked at me
 As he struggled down the driveway
 It almost made me hurt
 Will don't walk too good
 Will don't talk too good
 He won't do the things that the other kids do
 In our neighborhood
 I've been searchin', wonderin', thinkin'
 Lost and lookin' all my life
 I've been wounded, jaded, loved and hated
 I've wrestled wrong and right
 He was a boy without a father
 And his mother's miracle
 I've been readin', writin', prayin', fightin'
 I guess I would be still
 Yeah, that was until
 I knew God's will
 Will's mom had to work two jobs
 We'd watch him when she had to work late
 And we'd all laugh like I hadn't laughed
 Since I don't know when
 Hey, Jude, was his favorite song
 At dinner he'd ask to pray
 And then he'd pray for everybody in the world but him
 I've been searchin', wonderin', thinkin'
 Lost and lookin' all my life
 I've been wounded, jaded, loved and hated
 I've wrestled wrong and right
 He was a boy without a father
 And his mother's miracle
 I've been readin', writin', prayin', fightin'
 I guess I would be still
 Yeah, that was until
 I knew God's will
 Before they moved to California
 His mother said, "they didn't think he'd live"
 And she said, "each day that I have him, well, it's just another gift"
 And I never got to tell her, that the boy showed me the truth
 In crayon red, on notebook paper, he'd written, "me and God love you"
 I've been searchin', prayin', wounded, jaded
 I guess I would be still
 Yeah, that was until
 I met God's Will on a Halloween night
 He was dressed as a bag of leaves