Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero.
\nWho was mine?
\nTo answer that, we have to go back–
\nMany many years;
\nHalf of a century, plus one.
\nBut who\u2019s counting?<\/p>\n
Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero.
\nWho was mine?
\nTo answer that, I have to go back–
\nWay way back
\nTo a life that is no longer mine.
\nBut who\u2019s noticing?<\/p>\n
Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero.
\nWho was mine?
\nTo answer that, I have to remember–
\nAn empty yard by the street
\nWith rose bushes lining the house.
\nBut who smelled them?<\/p>\n
Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero.
\nWho was mine?
\nTo answer that, I have to get into the mind of a kid
\nWho was the third daughter:
\nThe third girl but at last the darling had arrived.
\nFinally, the son was here.<\/p>\n
Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero.
\nWho was mine?
\nTo answer that, I cannot–
\nI cannot go back, cannot remember, cannot comprehend
\nWhy God left me alone, with no hero, no savior.
\nBut He wasn\u2019t finished yet.<\/p>\n
Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero.
\nJesus was mine.
\nTo answer why is beyond my comprehension–
\nBut He was there, watching and waiting, biding His time,
\nUntil He stepped in, stepped up, and revealed the answer of
\nWhy every seven-year-old needs a superhero.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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