A little boy at the end of a day
Knelt by his bed to say a prayer
And Father up in Heaven heard the prayer he prayed
And listened to each word with greatest care
“Please bless that tomorrow I won’t have to take a bath,
And bless that they will cancel school for snow”
And God had the power to protect him and never let him grow
But He said, “No”
A young man was holding tightly to the hand of a girl
Who had to say goodbye
And as she walked away he had to whisper a prayer
As he fought every tear that filled his eyes
“Please can you make her turn around and change her mind?
It’s the deepest hurt that I have ever known”
And God had the power to protect him and never let him grow
But He said, “No”
And there are yeses that our father can hardly wait to give
And they are packed in every crevice of the lives we live.
And sometimes God will pour down miracles and amazing twists of fate
And other times He chooses just to whisper, “Wait”
And how many times have I prayed for blue skies,
So no one has to cancel the game
And I feel so abandoned when the sky gets dark
Never knowing all the ones who prayed for rain
Usually the story’s even trickier than this
With solutions that only God could know
But if you ask Him if He’s ever overlooked you
Or ceased to love you so…
He’ll say, “No”