A child cries in the night,
Need comfort.
Beaten black and blue, they don't
understand.
They kneel by there bed side hoping
the pain will stop.
A little child cries in the night,
hoping things will get better.
Trying to find a warm place a safe place
to lay there head.
A child cries in the night.
fighting the tears that just wont
stop.
It shouldnt hurt to be a child,
A child cries in the night, scared
that tonight might just be there last.
A child cries in the night.
Where is mommy and daddy why did
they get taken away.
Why do i feel so alone.
A child cries in the night beaten black
and blue, kneeling down to pray
by there bedside tonight hoping that God
would hear there cries.
Just trying to understand why it hurts
so much.
A Child cries in the night,
kneels by there bedside needed the comfort
needing the love to show them the way.
A child cries in the night hoping to
find a better place, a place where the
pain will go away.
A child cries in the night.
Beaten black and blue we must be there
to let them know we care.
We must help them be a child again,
it isnt fair it isnt right.
A child cries in the night.
It shouldnt hurt to be a child,
let's protect them and love them the
way they should be loved.
A child cries in the night and tonight
a new angel is born.
It shouldnt end this way.
A child cries in the night.