This song was written as a tribute to the birth mothers of my boys. Thank you, ladies.
Gift to the World
Words and Music by Debra Wellman 2010
Vocals by Jules Bloeth
Produced by Dale Crockett
It was a little blue stick that changed her world
And forced adult choices onto a frightened girl
All her friends said, “Come on, now, use your head”
But she chose to listen to her heart instead
She said…
“You can be the president You can be a preacher
You can be a Martin Luther King
A healer or a teacher A world peace leader
You can be anything
You’re a gift to the world”
She didn’t think she had the strength to say goodbye
But her strength came in doin’ what she knew was right
So she kissed his sweet head and deeply breathed him in
Knowin’ her decision was the best for him
She said…
“You can be the president You can be a preacher
You can be a Martin Luther King
A healer or a teacher A world peace leader
You can be anything
You’re a gift to the world”
Bridge:
Across town, two hearts had been prayin’ for years
When the phone call had finally come
And when, at last, they held the answer to their prayers
They whispered to him, “Son.”
“You can be the president You can be a preacher
You can be a Martin Luther King
A healer or a teacher A world peace leader
You can be anything
You’re a gift to the world”
“You can be the president You can be a preacher
You can be a Martin Luther King
A healer or a teacher A world peace leader
You can be anything
You’re a gift to the world”
You can be anything
You’re a gift to the world
You can be anything…
“He could be the president He could be a preacher
He could be a Martin Luther King
A healer or a teacher A world peace leader
He could be anything
He’s a gift to the world”