From the recording Our Selfish Ways
Lyrics
I was just a little child when I heard the news
The car had crashed and Dad had almost died
We would go to see him lying in the hospital
And Mom would tell us everything’s all right
My older brothers and my sisters
They all did their part
Helping out around the house
While our Mom would try to hide her breaking heart
Mom would stay up nights and cry
Wondering how we would get by
Dad would drink until the pain would go away
And I would hear Mom when she’d pray
To the Lord to show the way
But to her it felt like an eternity
And the kids would run and play
In those Happy Valley Days
Mom would stay up nights and cry
Wondering how we would get by
Dad would drink until he couldn’t feel the pain
And I would hear Mom when she’d pray
To the Lord to show the way
But to her it felt like an eternity
And the kids would run and play
In those Happy Valley Days