Intro: Am, G, D 2x
VerseAmGD
Down on my knees again tonight,
AmGD
I'm hopin' this prayer will turn out right,
AmGD
See there is a boy that needs your help,
AmGD
I've done all that I can do myself,
CG
His mother is tired,
AmG
I'm sure you can understand,
CG
Each night as he sleeps,
CD
She goes in to hold his hand,
CGDEm
And she tries, not to cry,
CGD (hold to begining of Verse)
As the tears, fill her eyes
ChorusEmC
Can you hear me?
GDAm I getting through tonight?
EmC
Can you see him?
GD
Can you make him feel alright?
EmC
If you can hear me,
GD
Let me take his place somehow,
EmCsusDEmG D(2x)
See he's not just anyone, he's my son.
VerseAmGD
Sometimes late at night I watch him sleep,
AmGD
I dream of the boy he'd like to be,
AmGD
I try to be strong and see him through,
AmGD
But God who he needs right now is you,
CG
Let him grow old,
AmG
Live life without this fear,
CG
What would I be,
AmD
Living without him here?
CG
He's so tired,
DEm
And he's scared,
CG
Let him know,
D
That you are there.
ChorusEmC
Can you hear me?
GDAm I getting through tonight?
EmC
Can you see him?
GD
Can you make him feel alright?
EmC
If you can hear me,
GD
Let me take his place somehow,
EmCsusD Em,
G, D(2x)
See he's not just anyone, he's my son.
Instrumental***
Am, G, D (strum like verses 4x)
Chorus 2x
EmC
Can you hear me?
GD
Please dont leave him,
He's my son.Em, C, G, D
Em, C, G, D, strum G chord here
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