Jessica

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Third son of six, we ain't have no health insurance Deck stacked against except for love and reassurance Then Jessica was born and something it wasn't right I used to cry myself to sleep in bed prayin' at night She never learned to walk or talk but she could smile In school they called me to her class to calm her down And I was never embarrassed, never once ashamed On the playground I'd come runnin' callin' your name And I remember right under the tree Where your wheel chair would sit I'd come and take a knee And give you big brother kisses when I left And you responded to my words, you wasn't deaf I know your voice was sweet, that I never hear you speak But your eyes spoke the loudest and they said you loved me And I love you too, 'til this day I'm unsure If any of us were ever worthy of you [Chorus] Heroes come and go, but angels never leave There has to be a purpose, I can't help but believe That you're runnin' and you're jumpin' through the leaves So save your David a spot up in the trees Heroes come and go, but angels never leave There's got to be a purpose, I can't help but believe I know you're runnin' and you're jumpin' through the leaves Save your bubba a spot up in the trees [Verse 2] Hot sun bricks, daddies workin' like he's got a four kids Eatin' peas from Johns Hopkins Spoon feedin' Jessica was a lot on my mama And a group of ladies had to pat on her body daily to keep her joints from lockin' I remember her room, light blue With a table in the middle and a mobile No one told us what had caused it As the condition said, Rett syndrome is what they called it But what is that? I overheard words mentioned like recessive genes But I was only nine then and still don't know what it means All I wanna know is when can we go climb in the trees And shoot the B.B. guns, and run and jump in the leaves Chase you outside, I'll seek if you hide I always knew you wanted to, I heard your eyes I was mad at God, but now I understand the lessons It was such a gift to us just to be in your presence [Chorus] Heroes come and go, but angels never leave There has to be a purpose, I can't help but believe That you're runnin' and you're jumpin' through the leaves So save your David a spot up in the trees Heroes come and go, but angels never leave There's got to be a purpose, I can't help but believe I know you're runnin' and you're jumpin' through the leaves Save your bubba a spot up in the trees Heroes come and go, but angels never leave There has to be a purpose, I can't help but believe That you're runnin' and you're jumpin' through the leaves So save your David a spot up in the trees Heroes come and go, but angels never leave There has to be a purpose, I can't help but believe That you're runnin' and you're jumpin' through the leaves Save your bubba a spot up in the trees Save your bubba a spot up in the trees