One Loaf of Bread

Now mommy and Dad, Oh they lived down the street

They’ll go out drinkin’ when there’s nothing to eat

The children they cry for they’ve never been fed

I could break out a window Lord, I’d rather be dead

Cold winds a blowin’, oh the wind how it howls

My mother and Dad, they’re lost in the crowd

They’ll even spend money for whiskey instead

That’s why I broke out a window Lord, for one loaf of bread

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I begged and I cried for the other kids’ sake

Not a penny or nickel, nor dime could I make

A light shone bright in a store up ahead

I broke out the window for one loaf of bread

There’s a table prepared in heaven on high

Where the children of God, have no need to cry

Oh When I am gone, Lord let it be said

I thank you dear Lord, for this one loaf of bread

There’s a little grave just outside of town

Where family and friends are gathered around

To gaze at a stone with words they had read

They’ll break no more windows and steal no more bread

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I begged and I cried for the other kids’ sake…