Expert: Mel Priddle - 1/20/2008

Question
Ok my question is. What is this song called? Its about this child who's dad killed the mother and then killed himself. He was hiding behind the couch and something about God was with this child and when he went to a group home or something he saw a man on a cross and he child said I know him he was with me when I parents died..I just cant remember what the song it called and who sang it..Please help me..Thanks

Answer
Hello Brittany,

That's "The Little Girl" by John Michael Montgomery,

Her parents never took the young girl to church
Never spoke of His name, never read her His word
Two non-believers walking lost in this world
Took their baby with them, what a sad little girl

Her daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs
She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch
While her mom fell asleep and her daddy went out

And the drinking and the fighting
just got worse every night
Behind their couch she'd be hiding
Oh, what a sad little life

And like it always does, the bad just got worse
With every slap and every curse
Until her daddy in a drunk rage one night
Used a gun on her mom and then took his life

And some people from the city took the girl far away
To a new mom and a new dad, kisses and hugs everyday
Her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
And a small little girl stared at a picture of Him

She said I know that man up there on that cross
I don't know His name, but I know He got off
Cause He was there in my old house and held me close to His side
As I hid there behind our couch, the night that my parents died


Glad to be of help. Cheers.......Mel.