Memphis

January twenty-eighth, a blessing from the Lord

They brought you in my daughter's room on that hospital ward

Fussing in that dishpan bed, a tiny, fragile thing

I didn't know the healing that your little life would bring

I laid my hand upon your back and whispered soft and low

"I got your back, now don't you cry, my little Tadpole"

You quieted right down and drifted off to sleep

I took you down to church to give you back to God to keep

When leukemia took my husband, it tore my world apart

I was walking through the shadows with a shattered, broken heart

Then you came along and saved me, didn't need a thing but love

Memphis, you're the miracle I prayed for from above

My right hand man, my beautiful soul, keeping me safe and warm

I know you'd follow me right through a hell storm

Now you're playing baseball, basketball, and football on the field

Independent, honest, with a kindness that is real

You call me every single day just to see how I'm doing

Saying "I love you" through the phone, keeping my heart moving

We talk about the Bible and the politics of today

How they line up in this world, and how to find our way

You're gonna be the President, I see it in your eyes

So patient and well-mannered, and beyond your years so wise

When leukemia took my husband, it tore my world apart

I was walking through the shadows with a shattered, broken heart

Then you came along and saved me, didn't need a thing but love

Memphis, you're the miracle I prayed for from above

My right hand man, my beautiful soul, keeping me safe and warm

I know you'd follow me right through a hell storm

You expect our conversations to be meaningful and deep

You're the reason that I smile, the reason I find peace

You can talk to anybody, you've got such a gentle grace

You brought the light of heaven to my darkest, hardest place

When leukemia took my husband, it tore my world apart

I was walking through the shadows with a shattered, broken heart

Then you came along and saved me, didn't need a thing but love

Memphis, you're the miracle I prayed for from above

My right hand man, my beautiful soul, keeping me safe and warm

I'd follow you, my Tadpole, right through a hell storm

Yeah, I got your back, Memphis, right through a hell storm