My Baby And My Wife Ernest Tubb When twilight shadows are falling And my day's work is done Tis then i wind my way back to my home And the light i find there shining Like a guiding star to me To show me the right road from the wrong
It's there a girl is waiting With a baby on her knee And to see them it just fills my heart with joy Because i truly love them They mean the world to me It's my wife and my precious baby boy
And when our meal is over We're sitting by the fire And the baby crawls around there on the floor My thoughts then turn to heaven And i thank the lord above For the blessings he has let come in our door
I know i'm not deserving The blessings he has sent I try and try and yet i go astray But i will keep on praying For the lord to help me be The man i want my boy to be someday
The time just rolls right on around The clock is striking nine And the baby is a yawning now and then My wife she gently picks him up And starts to rocking him I can feel a tugging at my heart within
His head up on her shoulders Her neck his arms entwine His eyelids are heavy as can be Then he gives up the struggle And snuggles close to her
It's a sight that's worth more Than this world to me Then when he is in dreamland She tucks him in his bed And side by side we two kneel down and pray We ask the lord in heaven To watch our darling boy And to help him walk the straight and narrow way
At times this world seems dreary And hardships come my way As i struggle on through this life But my cares all just vanish When i reach that little home To be greeted by my baby and my wife.