When the World's at Stake
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At first I didn't want it
Her daddy, well, we didn't fit
But I couldn't swing it
I was scared to do it alone
Seventeen and pregnant
Not what I had in mind
Her daddy was a farmer
But not the wealthy kind
I wanted to be a dancer
But not the kind that did for pay
Who was this new person
That was getting in my way
I could've walked out, left her for dead
Cut her up with my own hands
But something in me, was kicking and screamin' to live
When the world's at stake
And there lives to save
And even though I shake my hands at God I pray
Let her have a better life than I can provide
Lord have mercy on my soul
As I try to do her right
It took a long long time to understand God's plan for me
He threw me down the river, beat my flush in Kankakee
By the time my water broke, I was deep in my own debt
But when I saw her face, It was easy to forget
I knew I had to get her away
Take her to where my debt was paid
A new beginning, a place I'd never been and never sinned
When the world's at stake
All your dreams they change
And every step you take
Is for another's sake
And even if she grows to hate me
I wont change my course of heart
Lord have mercy on my soul
If we ever grow apart
You think that I resent her very being
That maybe I regret her ever needing
A mother
Is it wrong that I enjoy to right her
I may be rash and over protecting
Not bitter
I suppose I could be softer
I can do better, hold you closer
I'm learnin' that as I grow older
I'm not one to forgive
When the world's at stake
You give your life away
And it feels so great
To watch the one you save
Be the most adoring person
Your mom has ever known
Lord have mercy on my soul
And let my dreams be all her own!
When my world's at stake
Her daddy, well, we didn't fit
But I couldn't swing it
I was scared to do it alone
Seventeen and pregnant
Not what I had in mind
Her daddy was a farmer
But not the wealthy kind
I wanted to be a dancer
But not the kind that did for pay
Who was this new person
That was getting in my way
I could've walked out, left her for dead
Cut her up with my own hands
But something in me, was kicking and screamin' to live
When the world's at stake
And there lives to save
And even though I shake my hands at God I pray
Let her have a better life than I can provide
Lord have mercy on my soul
As I try to do her right
It took a long long time to understand God's plan for me
He threw me down the river, beat my flush in Kankakee
By the time my water broke, I was deep in my own debt
But when I saw her face, It was easy to forget
I knew I had to get her away
Take her to where my debt was paid
A new beginning, a place I'd never been and never sinned
When the world's at stake
All your dreams they change
And every step you take
Is for another's sake
And even if she grows to hate me
I wont change my course of heart
Lord have mercy on my soul
If we ever grow apart
You think that I resent her very being
That maybe I regret her ever needing
A mother
Is it wrong that I enjoy to right her
I may be rash and over protecting
Not bitter
I suppose I could be softer
I can do better, hold you closer
I'm learnin' that as I grow older
I'm not one to forgive
When the world's at stake
You give your life away
And it feels so great
To watch the one you save
Be the most adoring person
Your mom has ever known
Lord have mercy on my soul
And let my dreams be all her own!
When my world's at stake
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:10.66] At first I didn't want it
[00:15.35] Her daddy, well, we didn't fit
[00:19.46] But I couldn't swing it
[00:21.32] I was scared to do it alone
[00:26.25] Seventeen and pregnant
[00:29.63] Not what I had in mind
[00:32.52] Her daddy was a farmer
[00:35.84] But not the wealthy kind
[00:39.21] I wanted to be a dancer
[00:42.20] But not the kind that did for pay
[00:46.01] Who was this new person
[00:48.92] That was getting in my way
[00:52.73] I could've walked out, left her for dead
[00:56.19] Cut her up with my own hands
[00:59.38] But something in me, was kicking and screamin' to live
[01:05.47] When the world's at stake
[01:08.75] And there lives to save
[01:11.40] And even though I shake my hands at God I pray
[01:18.43] Let her have a better life than I can provide
[01:24.84] Lord have mercy on my soul
[01:28.26] As I try to do her right
[01:35.89] It took a long long time to understand God's plan for me
[01:42.68] He threw me down the river, beat my flush in Kankakee
[01:48.60] By the time my water broke, I was deep in my own debt
[01:55.69] But when I saw her face, It was easy to forget
[02:02.86] I knew I had to get her away
[02:06.04] Take her to where my debt was paid
[02:09.59] A new beginning, a place I'd never been and never sinned
[02:16.00] When the world's at stake
[02:18.73] All your dreams they change
[02:21.80] And every step you take
[02:24.67] Is for another's sake
[02:28.49] And even if she grows to hate me
[02:31.77] I wont change my course of heart
[02:35.39] Lord have mercy on my soul
[02:38.54] If we ever grow apart
[02:43.00] You think that I resent her very being
[02:46.21] That maybe I regret her ever needing
[02:49.09] A mother
[02:52.91] Is it wrong that I enjoy to right her
[02:56.22] I may be rash and over protecting
[02:59.20] Not bitter
[03:02.23] I suppose I could be softer
[03:08.45] I can do better, hold you closer
[03:11.70] I'm learnin' that as I grow older
[03:15.22] I'm not one to forgive
[03:18.02] When the world's at stake
[03:20.25] You give your life away
[03:24.02] And it feels so great
[03:26.86] To watch the one you save
[03:30.70] Be the most adoring person
[03:34.69] Your mom has ever known
[03:37.45] Lord have mercy on my soul
[03:40.78] And let my dreams be all her own!
[03:52.59] When my world's at stake
[03:58.75]
[00:15.35] Her daddy, well, we didn't fit
[00:19.46] But I couldn't swing it
[00:21.32] I was scared to do it alone
[00:26.25] Seventeen and pregnant
[00:29.63] Not what I had in mind
[00:32.52] Her daddy was a farmer
[00:35.84] But not the wealthy kind
[00:39.21] I wanted to be a dancer
[00:42.20] But not the kind that did for pay
[00:46.01] Who was this new person
[00:48.92] That was getting in my way
[00:52.73] I could've walked out, left her for dead
[00:56.19] Cut her up with my own hands
[00:59.38] But something in me, was kicking and screamin' to live
[01:05.47] When the world's at stake
[01:08.75] And there lives to save
[01:11.40] And even though I shake my hands at God I pray
[01:18.43] Let her have a better life than I can provide
[01:24.84] Lord have mercy on my soul
[01:28.26] As I try to do her right
[01:35.89] It took a long long time to understand God's plan for me
[01:42.68] He threw me down the river, beat my flush in Kankakee
[01:48.60] By the time my water broke, I was deep in my own debt
[01:55.69] But when I saw her face, It was easy to forget
[02:02.86] I knew I had to get her away
[02:06.04] Take her to where my debt was paid
[02:09.59] A new beginning, a place I'd never been and never sinned
[02:16.00] When the world's at stake
[02:18.73] All your dreams they change
[02:21.80] And every step you take
[02:24.67] Is for another's sake
[02:28.49] And even if she grows to hate me
[02:31.77] I wont change my course of heart
[02:35.39] Lord have mercy on my soul
[02:38.54] If we ever grow apart
[02:43.00] You think that I resent her very being
[02:46.21] That maybe I regret her ever needing
[02:49.09] A mother
[02:52.91] Is it wrong that I enjoy to right her
[02:56.22] I may be rash and over protecting
[02:59.20] Not bitter
[03:02.23] I suppose I could be softer
[03:08.45] I can do better, hold you closer
[03:11.70] I'm learnin' that as I grow older
[03:15.22] I'm not one to forgive
[03:18.02] When the world's at stake
[03:20.25] You give your life away
[03:24.02] And it feels so great
[03:26.86] To watch the one you save
[03:30.70] Be the most adoring person
[03:34.69] Your mom has ever known
[03:37.45] Lord have mercy on my soul
[03:40.78] And let my dreams be all her own!
[03:52.59] When my world's at stake
[03:58.75]