Monday Music - Somebody's Child

Blame... I'm tired of the blame
And pointing fingers.
Hurt... I'm weary from the hurt
And the bitterness that lingers.
Turns... You made some turns along the way-
So wrong they left me crying.
Time... There's a time to forgive
And it's time I started trying.

It would be so easy to lay all the guilt on you.
And I could blame it all on what you did and didn't do,
But I can't forget the good times,
the times you got it right,
The times that I have loved you,
the times I think you tried.
And there are ways that I don't know you,
or the things that you've been through.
I wonder how much of my childhood
was handed down to you.
Instead of throwing stones maybe some mercy's overdue,
You were somebody's child too.

Words...I want to say the words
That lead to healing.
Fears...I want to put aside the fears
And the peace that they've been stealing.
Past... I want to let go of my past
and all of its distractions.
Truth...I want to speak the truth in love–
In love and in my actions.

It would be so easy to lay all the guilt on you.
And I could blame it all on what you did and didn't do,
But I can't forget the good times,
the times you got it right,
The times that I have loved you,
the times I think you tried.
And there are ways that I don't know you,
or the things that you've been through.
I wonder how much of my childhood
was handed down to you.
Instead of throwing stones maybe some mercy's overdue,
You were somebody's child-
You were somebody's child too.

“Somebody’s Child" by Dave Burkum.  © Copyright 1994 by Dave Burkum, from So Far to Go. Listen or Buy.