Down by the lake of Mississippi
A boy was [Dm]born poor and abandoned
And as he [Em]walk you could hear him [Am]yearning
For a home and he [Dm]prays[G]
And by the f[C]ields he sang for rising
All for his [Dm]faith and memorizing
All of the s[Em]ongs his m[Am]other learned
From the [Dm]lord himse[G]lf
Chorus:
[F]Heaven light a way for a [C]fallen[C][G]
[F]Let me ease the pain from my m[C]other
But he f[Dm]eels the deception in his [G]head
[C]Another day was born and rising
And on the [Dm]stool the boy was trying
To earn a c[Em]oin for his mother, and [Am]hoping
That freedom will [Dm]lead her aw[G]ay
Dear little [C]friend
I've heard your story
Please take my [Dm]hand and I'll promise
We'll find a [Em]way and we'll be [Am]fighting
For your m[Dm]other, and her w[G]ings
Heaven light a way for a fallen
Let me ease the pain from my mother
But he feels the deception in his head
[F]Heaven light a way for a[C]nother[C][G]
[F]Let me ease the pain for a [C]fallen[C][G]
[F]We are on our way so much [C]stronger[Am][G]
[F]Heaven light the way for a[C]nother
And he [Dm]feels no deception in his [G]head
A boy was [Dm]born poor and abandoned
And as he [Em]walk you could hear him [Am]yearning
For a home and he [Dm]prays[G]
And by the f[C]ields he sang for rising
All for his [Dm]faith and memorizing
All of the s[Em]ongs his m[Am]other learned
From the [Dm]lord himse[G]lf
Chorus:
[F]Heaven light a way for a [C]fallen[C][G]
[F]Let me ease the pain from my m[C]other
But he f[Dm]eels the deception in his [G]head
[C]Another day was born and rising
And on the [Dm]stool the boy was trying
To earn a c[Em]oin for his mother, and [Am]hoping
That freedom will [Dm]lead her aw[G]ay
Dear little [C]friend
I've heard your story
Please take my [Dm]hand and I'll promise
We'll find a [Em]way and we'll be [Am]fighting
For your m[Dm]other, and her w[G]ings
Heaven light a way for a fallen
Let me ease the pain from my mother
But he feels the deception in his head
[F]Heaven light a way for a[C]nother[C][G]
[F]Let me ease the pain for a [C]fallen[C][G]
[F]We are on our way so much [C]stronger[Am][G]
[F]Heaven light the way for a[C]nother
And he [Dm]feels no deception in his [G]head