A Place Inside His Heart

She came runnin’ out to meet him with her pony tail a-flyin’.
He could see that she’d been cryin’ all the way across the yard.
Her little face seemed frightened; her eyes welled up with sadness.
He could tell something had hurt her, she was takin’ it so hard.

So he dropped what he was carrying and opened up his arms.
She ran to him and held on as he knelt there in the snow.
He said “What happened, Darlin’? What’s causin’ all those tears?”
She cried “Mommy says you’re leaving, and I don’t want you to go.”

And she always had a place inside his heart,
That little girl they’d waited for and watched right from the start.
Every time she ran to him, he’d bend down to catch her,
And she’d put her arms around him, and let him have a little of her love.

So he told her just as gently as he could and keep from crying,
That grandpas have to go sometimes, and he would in a while.
“But God’ll keep his eye on you, wherever life may take you,” he said.
“I’ll be up in heaven, watchin’ for your smile.”

The weeks passed by and in a while time finally took its toll.
The thought of leavin’ her weighed heavy as he slipped away.
And harder still for her, he knew, but time heals lots of things,
With Mom and Dad to help her as she grew up day by day.

He still looks down and sees her; she thinks about him kindly,
And feels a little love from Grandpa when she needs it most.
She dreams about the good things that life still has in store,
Her grandpa’s up in heaven, watchin’ for her smile.

(Chorus)

(Spoken): “And now he has a place inside her heart.

(She came) runnin’ out to meet me (with her)
Pony tail a’flyin’. I could
See that she’d been cryin’ all the
Way across the yard. (Her)
Little face seemed frightened; her
Eyes welled up with sadness. I could
Tell something had hurt her, she was
Takin’ it so hard.

(So I) dropped what I was carrying and
Opened up my arms. And she
Ran to me and held on, as she
Had so many times. (I)
Said “What happened, Darlin’? What’s
Causin’ all those tears?” She cried
“Mommy says you’re leaving, and I
Don’t want you to go.”

(Chorus)

(And she) always had a place inside my heart, that
Little girl we waited for and watched right from the start.
Every time she ran to me, I’d kneel down to catch her, and she’d
Put her arms around me, and let me have a little of her love.

(So I) told her just as gently as I
Could and keep from crying, that
Grandpas have to go sometimes, and
My time would be soon.
“But God will keep his eye on you, where-
Ever life may take you, and
I’ll be up there lookin’ down,
Watchin’ for your smile.

(Chorus)

The weeks passed by and in a while
Time finally took its toll.
Leavin’ her was harder than I
Ever thought it’d be.
And harder still for her, I know, but
Time heals lots of things
With Mom and Dad to help her
As she grew up day by day.

I hope she knows I see her, and
Thinks about me kindly, and
Feels a litle love from Grandpa
When she needs it most. And
Knows about the good things
That life still has in store, ’cause
I’m up here in heaven,
Watchin’ for her smile.

(Chorus)

(and) I’ll be up here watchin’
Just to see her smile.