Paper Angels

After every day-after-Thanksgiving sale The malls just ain't complete Without a bunch of decorations And a paper angel tree. There's artificial smiles On artificial tree limbs Saying what she'd love to have And what to buy for him. Well, I hope Maggie likes her new winter clothes And her buggy with a baby doll And maybe Tom'll smile in his new Nike shoes When he shoots that basketball. I can't help but wishing That I could do more But not just while I'm shopping In the department store. Chorus: Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers No matter where you are right now Remember God's right there He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere. Going through the mail almost every afternoon I see a Mom and Dad's worst dream There on the back of a money-saving ad To get my carpet cleaned. Height, weight, hair, eyes, Date missing, and D.O.B. A child's name, a picture And the words 'Have you seen me?' Chorus: Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers No matter where you are right now Remember God's right there He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere. His documented bruises Fill a folder in a file She's a second grade self-portrait Drawn without a smile. And every town is littered With this kind of debris We've got to stop this madness It's up to you and me. Chorus: Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers No matter where you are right now Remember God's right there He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere. Paper angels everywhere...