This Christmas Prayer

(Allen Shamblin /Steve Wariner)
 Christmas' what a wonderful time of year
 But it can also be a dark and lonely time
 And if you don't spend it with those you truly love
 Well, it can feel just like any other day
 So this is a prayer for the lonely
 Especially those children all around the world
 Whose hearts have been torn apart this year.
 Chorus:
 So pardon my tears, things are different this year
 There's a cry I can't ignore
 I've thrown out my list and instead of a wish
 I'm praying this Christmas prayer
 That wherever you are may the bright morning star
 Lead you to someone who cares.
 Well, Jimmy Stewart's on my screen again
 Man I miss those simple black and white days
 Then someone hits the remote and I see the sad dark eyes
 Of a young girl on the other side of the world
 And I think about the things she's had to see
 Things my children can't even imagine.
 Chorus:
 So pardon my tears, things are different this year
 There's a cry I can't ignore
 I've thrown out my list and instead of a wish
 I'm praying this Christmas prayer
 That whoever you are know that God's shining star
 Leads you to someone who cares.
 So whoever you are know that God's shining star
 Always leads you to someone who cares...