That Bare Spot In The Hall

I was born a simple little girl

who had a simple life

Always had a lot of love but sometimes I had some strife

I always was that boyish girl who never wore a dress

Always in my football gear, shooting hoops, or making a mess

My parents loved me even when I played their pretend boy

Though I wasn’t like my sisters

We were all their pride and joy.

With many years behind us and not so many years ahead

I think about my daddy and the words we should have said

I’m not only who you think I am

There’s more than that to me

But can I dare to risk the consequence if I let you in too deep

So I say that we’re just friends and take our photo off the wall

And it leaves me just as empty as that bare spot in the hall.

God I really don’t believe that it has to be this way

Jesus loves us all, I know I heard the preacher say

I know that’s what the Bible says, but some say it’s not true

And to walk the path to Heaven you must act the way they do

I’m afraid that’s how my daddy feels and that I’ll be all alone

And that the love I have for her would keep my daddy from my home

So I keep my buried secret to remain his little girl

Though it hurts like hell to do so and it shatters my whole world

I’m not only who you think I am

There’s more than that to me

But can I dare to risk the consequence if I let you in to deep

So I say that we’re just friends and take our photo off the wall

And it leaves me just as empty as that bare spot in the hall.

So right now I stand before you

With a prayer from deep inside

Please help my dad accept me with that same joy and that same pride

Let him see the me he doesn’t know and let him love me anyway

I’m still just his little girl no matter what the world may say

I lift my hands up to you and this is what I pray

Please don’t let me be as empty Lord as that bare spot in the hall