Dandelions and Weeds

Dandelion and Weeds

Verse 1:

I was standing at the kitchen sink with a "past due" notice in my hands.
All my hours were not enough.  I just didn't understand.
My little girl walked through the door with a dandelion bouquet.
"These will make you happy mom." And in a tiny voice I heard her say.

Chorus:

“These are magic flowers Mama.  I know ‘cause an angel told me so.
God has kept them sleeping, hiding beneath the winter snow.
Sometimes we couldn't see them, but God knew just where it was they grew.
Please don't be sad Mama.  God knows where we are growing too.”

Verse 2:

A child should live forever.  That's how I thought that it was meant to be.
But then within a heartbeat, God reached down and took my child from me.
Bitterness and "might-have-beens" filled my heart up to the brim each day.
And then when darkness settled in, one night I heard my baby say.

Chorus:

“These are magic flowers Mama.  I know ‘cause an angel told me so.
God has kept them sleeping, hiding beneath the winter snow.
Sometimes we couldn't see them, but God knew just where it was they grew.
Please don't be sad Mama.  God knows where we are growing too.”

Verse 3:

Sunshine brought the morning, as its rays danced across my bed.
There lying next beside me on my pillow right next to my head.
Lay a lovely sweet profusion. A sweet bouquet of dandelions and weeds,
tied with my baby's written note, my tears came as I began to read.

Chorus:

“These are magic flowers Mama.  I know ‘cause an angel told me so.
God has kept them sleeping, hiding beneath the winter snow.
Sometimes we couldn't see them, but God knew just where it was they grew.
Please don't be sad Mama.  God knows where we are growing too.”

Outcro:
Please don’t be sad Mama
God knows where you and I are growing too.

Susie Whiting- Copyright 2008