Melinda Schneider

Give Us a Happy Home

Melinda Schneider


He's been wounded already in the struggle of life 
Battered by a raging storm of strife 
Caught in a whirl wind of heartbreak and pain 
And blinded by it's driving rain 
The innocent victim of crimes of the heart 
He's witnessed his young world being torn apart 
He can't understand why mum and dad 
Have forsaken the family they had 
So he whispers his prayer every evening 
As he kneels by his bedside alone 
Put mummy and daddy together again 
And give us a happy home 
Please give us a happy home 
At night he could hear them in their room down the hall 
The anger rang clearly through his bedroom wall 
He silently listened tucked snug in his bed 
To each bitter word they said 
Now he and mum each have a room of their own 
He see's dad on weekends and they talk on the phone 
His questions need answers but all they will say 
Is you'll understand why someday 
Oh he tries to act just like he's a man 
And hold all the hurt inside 
But it's hard for a little boy to understand 
Grown up reasons for goodbye