Lyrics

[Verse 1] All through the night, a father sits in silence And thinks about the children he loves so Aware of all the dangers that can harm them Traveling through the darkness on their own He doesn't need a clock to count the minutes He knows too well the hours getting late And though his heart of love is out there with them He'll watch and worry 'til each one is safe [Chorus] He's waiting quietly, the way good fathers do Listening for the footsteps that will mean thе waiting's through Throughout the night a light will burn to show the way for their rеturn And he won't rest until the last child has come home [Verse 2] From Heaven's throne, the heart of God keeps seeking The children who still wander in their sin He knows each turn upon the road they're taking Longing for the day they'll turn to Him And someday soon, a child will come believing One whose name and face the Father knows And Heaven will rejoice to hear God saying Now I see the last child coming home [Chorus] He's waiting quietly, the way good fathers do Listening for the footsteps that will mean the waiting's through Throughout the night, a light will burn to show the way for their return And he won't rest until the last child has come home No, he won't rest until the last child has come home