You fell down on both knees
When you were young
Your bones still soft
Your legs fell numb
Oh how those sparrows sang for you
And so you grew up
An isolated pup
You had some books
You had some love
Oh God was watching over you
Oh how those sparrows sang for you
You witnessed a man
A holy man
He touched your head
With his gentle hands
Oh God was watching over you
He Lived in a house
In Birmingham
A preacher's son
The Lord's plan
Oh God was watching over you
Oh how those sparrows sang for two
When you arrived
They carried you there
Near the preacher's son
Your only love
Oh God was watching over you
The wedding bells rang
(The wedding bells ring)
Church choir sang
(Church choir sing)
A gospel song
(Whoa-oh oh whoa)
A beautiful one
(A beautiful one)
Oh such a melancholy tune
(It's a sad tune mmmm-mmm)
Oh how it reminds me of you