I’ve gone so far from my home,
Seen the world and I have known
So many secrets
I wish that I did not know
They have crept into my heart;
They have left it cold and dark
And bleedin’ -
Bleedin’ and falling apart
And everybody used to tell me “big boys don’t cry”
I’ve been around enough to know that was the lie
That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons.
We are children no more, we have sinned and grown old;
But our Father still waits and He watches down the road
To see the crying boys come running into His arms -
And be growing young.
I’ve seen silver turned to dross,
Seen the very best there ever was -
And I’ll tell you, it ain’t worth what it cost.
I remember my Father’s house -
What I wouldn’t give right now
Just to see Him, and hear Him tell me that He loves me so much
And everybody used to tell me “big boys don’t cry”
I’ve been around enough to know that was the lie
That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons.
We are children no more, we have sinned and grown old;
But our Father still waits and He watches down the road
To see the crying boys come running into His arms -
And be growing young.
And when I thought that I was on my own,
It was Your voice I heard calling me back home
And I wonder now – what was it kept me away so long?
And what kept You waiting for me all that time?
Was Your love stronger than my foolish pride?
Won’t You take me back, Lord?
Take me back and let me be Your child.
I’ve been broken now, I’ve been saved
I’ve learned how to laugh and I’ve learned how to pray
And I’m learning – learning even I can be changed
And everybody used to tell me “big boys don’t cry”
I’ve been around enough to know that was the lie
That held back the tears in the eyes of a thousand prodigal sons.
We are children no more, we have sinned and grown old;
But our Father still waits and He watches down the road
To see the crying boys come running into His arms -
And be growing young.
Growing Young, by Rich Mullins
I need to get my piano fixed.
