She is a precious little Child Two pig tails and a toothless smile A world of possibilities Imagination running wild
It is the worst day of the year Her Mother gives her an embrace With eyes welled up in tears She says "Daddy's gone to a better place"
Lying in bed with tears in her eyes Afraid of the dark so she turns to the light
Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth? Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth?
Now she's just turned sweet sixteen Reading fashion magazines Her innocence is gone And she's on the party scene
Hangin' out on Friday night "Can I bum another light?" Everything just feels so right Until her friend commits suicide
Lying in bed with tears in her eyes Afraid of the dark so she turns to the light
Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth? Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth?
She was an ordinary girl With a pocket full of dreams Now she's in an empty life And nothing's as it seems
The only one that brings her joy Is her husband of thirty years Until he has a stroke and dies Now her joy has disappeared
Lying in bed with tears in her eyes Afraid of the dark so she turns to the light
Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth? Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth?
Now she's in a nursing home No one visits any more Her whole life is behind her And nothing is before
The only companion left Is her television set She hears the pastor's voice on Sunday Then breathes her last breath
Lying in bed With tears in her eyes Afraid of the dark So she moves towards the light
Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth? Do you ever think what life is worth? Where will you go when you leave the earth?
Do you hear? Hear His voice? Calling you to the light Can you hear? Hear His voice? Calling you to the light