I may have mentioned that I love Rich Mullins' music. Years ago I bought a sort of biography about him. One section has stayed with me and sprung to mind on the beach last week. Rich was asked about his lyrics and he said he thought that a line in his song "Boy like me/Man like you" was particularly funny. The line that goes" Did you ever make angels in the winter snow?" Because, of course, Jesus DID make the angels AND the winter snow! He thought that was hilarious. As Trinity made "sand angels" down the beach, I smiled to myself thinking about this.
Here are all the lyrics to that song:
Boy Like Me / Man Like You
Rich Mullins and Beaker
You was a baby like I was once
You was cryin' in the early mornin'
You was born in a stable Lord
Reid Memorial is where I was born
They wrapped You in swaddling clothes
Me they dressed in baby blue
But I was twelve years old in the meeting house
Listening to the old men pray
And I was tryin' hard to figure out
What it was that they was tryin' to say
There You were in the temple
They said You weren't old enough
To know the things You knew
Well, did You grow up hungry?
Did You grow up fast?
Did the little girls giggle when You walked past?
Did You wonder what it was that made them laugh?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight
And You was a boy like I was once
But was You a boy like me
Well, I grew up around Indiana
You grew up around Galilee
And if I ever really do grow up Lord I want to grow up and be just like You
Well, did You wrestle with a dog and lick his nose?
Did You play beneath the spray of a water hose?
Did You ever make angels in the winter snow?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight
Did You ever get scared playing hide and seek?
Did You try not to cry when You scraped Your knee?
Did You ever skip a rock across a quiet creek?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight
And I really may just grow up and be like You someday
1 comment:
Darrell and I enjoy Rich Mullins too. The bits and pieces I have heard about his life have left me curious about him as a person, not just a song writer. I think he must have been blessed with a brilliant mind.
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