by Elaine Claiborne

Created on: June 26, 2008

The Reasons Why Angels Cry

A babe was born today,she smiled and gave a simple sigh
As her breath of life just slipped away, her focused stayed on Mommy's eyes
No one knew or had a clue what caused her sudden death, her Mom just moaned and wept
That's when the angels cry

A tiny tot so full of life, just learned to say the words bye-bye
His precious life was soon cut short from choking on some homemade pie

A life once shared, so small and frail, is taken from our earthly care
Yes, that's when angels cry

A little lad, just barely turning nine plays Superman and thinks that he can fly
He runs and jump from off a mountain top, Oh! what a cruel and gruesome way to die
He never knew that death would come his way, to take his life that cold December day
So that's when angels cry

A classroom queen at age sixteen dates an older guy
His savor-faire and debonaire convinces her to get a high
An overdose of crack and coke has caused her very life to croak
And that's why angels cry

A young man in his thirties, quite handsome and quite shy
Paints pictures on a canvas of a snowdrift winter's sky
Not knowing that his "troubled" mind will cause him to committ suicide
So in a blood soaked bed he lies, a blood stained razor at his side
This makes the angel cry

An elder lady passed her prime, hums softly long gone lullabyes
And distant memories gone by she can't recall, although she tries
With hope all gone, she closes her eyes, and calls for death so she can die
Yes, this is why the angels cry

So many things in life occurs, and there's so many reasons why
But when they touch the hearts of man,these things make angels cry

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