(Loosely based on the melody of Rita MacNeil’s “I’ll Accept the Rose Tonight”)
For years and years I had guardians
but not the kind you see,
A mighty lion by the gate
stopped the words flung in my face,
And blinded eyes to sterilize,
keeping me in his grace.
I loved my lion so tender and dear
and kept him in my sight.
The back door had a dragon of lore
And no one ascended the steps.
His shiny scales told printed tales
of dashing knights who save.
And what I thought was my safe spot,
was only a prison cell,
And now I’ve peeked beyond the keep
and see a world of love.
If I could teach my daughter
to guard her doors so well,
then surely I can pray and tell,
asking angels now to dwell.
It’s time to toss the lessons wrong
and propose His precious key,
Asking Him to right the wrongs
and break the bonds we see.
And now I’ve peeked beyond the keep
and see a world of love.
I do pray with mighty strength
my babies’ hearts will mend,
And all His children sang
“A-a-men, A-a-men, A-a-a-a-mennnn.”
Purple Pennies 