Shane Shanon - Letters to Heaven (Original Song)

Letters to Heaven. Copyright 2010. Lyrics by Cheryl Lynn. Music by Shane Shanon.

Dear Jesus my daddy is so far away from home.
He's fighting in a war.
He told me that he's a devil's dog but I know
My daddy is in the Marine Corps.
My daddy really misses us.
He's been gone all year.
He told me he's going to be home soon.
And then he will always be near.

Oh Jesus bring my daddy home.
Don't let him lose his way.
Oh Jesus bring my daddy home.
And keep him home to stay.

Dear Jesus my mommy won't stop crying.
She didn't get out of bed today.
Grandma came with her suitcase.
I think she's going to stay.
Some soldiers came by yesterday.
I saw them standing at the door.
I heard them talking to Mommy.
Then she sat down on the floor.

Oh Jesus come and be with Mommy.
Make her laugh and smile and play.
Oh Jesus come and be with Mommy.
Make her feel okay.

Dear Jesus Mommy's getting better now.
I even made her smile.
She still cries when she looks at his picture.
But only for a little while.
Mommy says Daddy is gone.
That he has gone to live with You.
I wish he'd come back and visit me.
But I know You love him too.

Oh Jesus thank You for helping Mommy.
She's getting stronger everyday.
Oh Jesus thanks for making Daddy a hero.
I want to be like him someday.

Will I be like him someday?

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[YuliaGM]

I really like your style... Beautiful song!

[BloodOrchidMoon]

@YuliaGM thank you, glad you liked it.

[chuxtrux]

very powerful lyrics and performance shane. you two have found your groove. continue to look forward again and again to your artistry. congratulations for getting it so very right, chuck.

[BloodOrchidMoon]

@chuxtrux  thank you so much, chuck. we value your opinion. take care. shane

[youngestbermoyfamily]

I love it... semper fi

[BloodOrchidMoon]

@youngestbermoyfamily thank you, son. that means alot to us. semper fi

[grandmakyer]

I cried while you sang this wonderful song,,my son has been in the army since hes been 17 and is now 34 and hes been in this war for so long,,,may all the men and women serving be safe and return home soon,,,

[prestonplatform1]

wonderful voice and tune

[BloodOrchidMoon]

@nidgetucker This is a sad one. I still cry every time I listen to it. - Cheryl

[BloodOrchidMoon]

@agrlfmtx Glad you liked it and you're welcome. It was really hard for us to do this one because we kept getting choked up, but we felt it was a message that needed to be heard so we kept going. The final version is after about 10 tries.