Little Boy Lost

[Verse 1]
Little shoes stuck in the gravel
Ice cream melting on my hand
Swings all still
The shade grows longer
I can't see mom
I just stand
Little heart starting to stumble
Names all spinning in my head
Strangers walking
Faces blur now
All my brave feels gone instead
[Chorus]
Then a kind voice says
"Son
Take my hand"
Big blue coat
Shiny badge
Gentle man
"Tell me your name
We'll walk till we see
The one who's been praying you'd come back to her feet"
Every step
Every breath
Every part
Feels like Someone is holding my heart
[Verse 2]
Mama's voice sings in my memory
Bedtime stories
Whispered prayers
"Angels watch you when I'm sleeping
God is with you everywhere"
Now this man kneels so he's my height
Says
"You're safe
I'm right here too"
As we walk past all the benches
Feels like more than just us two
[Chorus]
’Cause a kind voice says
"Son
Take my hand"
Big blue coat
Shiny badge
Gentle man
"Tell me your name
We'll walk till we see
The one who's been praying you'd come back to her feet"
Every step
Every breath
Every part
Feels like Someone is holding my heart
[Bridge]
[Violin swells
Soft hums under]
Mama's tears
She runs and holds me (oh)
Thank You
Lord
I made it home
Stranger smiles
Tips his cap so softly
But I feel heaven in his tone
[Chorus]
And a kind voice said
"Son
Take my hand"
Big blue coat
Shiny badge
Gentle man
Now I know
As she’s holding me tight
You were guiding us both through the fading light
Every step
Every breath
Every part
God
You walked me back into her arms
[Outro]
Little shoes
Dust on the laces
Safe at last in mama’s lap
Thank You for Your hidden faces
Sometimes You wear a policeman’s hat

folk, Warm folk-gospel duet with female and young male vocals; gentle acoustic guitar and soft upright bass under a singing violin. Verses stay intimate and story-driven, chorus swells with simple harmonies and handclap accents on the back half. Violin weaves call-and-response lines with the singers, lifting into a tender, glowing bridge before a quiet, thankful outro., violin, gospel