Gary Chapman - I Love You, I Do, You Bet lyrics

There once was a boy who stole him a toy From a bin at the five and dime It wasn't too long before he knew it was wrong And lamented deep down his dark crime He suffered in silence ashamed of himself Afraid of the wrath of God He was convinced he was heading for hell And a life behind bars on this sod Then his mama came in to his room full of fears And her eyes said, "it's time for a chat" He made his confession in sorrow and tears As she held him so close on her lap Then swore she heard the angels clap And she said to him There's nothing so bad You can't confide in me, love No heartache or lasting regret There's nothing so sad That you've tried to be free of That I won't forgive and forget Because I love you, I do Oh, I love you, it's true Yes, I love you, I do, you bet One rainy morn before a baby was born A wife of five years fell apart Through sobs that just choked, a dam finally broke She told her husband the ache of her heart: "Before I met you, when I was in school I fell mighty hard for this guy He was trouble I knew, friends called me a fool But I wouldn't let go of the lie When we finally broke up, I was three months along Afraid and ashamed and confused I borrowed some money, I know it was wrong but I couldn't see clear what to do God knows I'm so sorry, do you? Then he said to her There's nothing so bad You can't confide in me, love No heartache or lasting regret There's nothing so sad That you've tried to be free of That I won't forgive and forget Because I love you, I do Oh, I love you, it's true Yes, I love you, I do, you bet Most of our life, we bleed from a knife That cuts from the inside out We push down the lid, keep the scars hid And act like we haven't a doubt But now and again a memory slips in Of a moment that filled us with shame When we could've, and should've, in retrospect would've But didn't and that's really quite plain Somewhere on the journey we need to get quiet Turn off the comfort of noise Confess what we've done and not try to deny it To the Maker of all girls and boys Then hear Him say as the angels rejoice There's nothing so bad You can't confide in Me, love No heartache or lasting regret There's nothing so sad That you've tried to be free of That I won't forgive and forget Because I love you, I do Oh, I love you, it's true Yes, I love you, I do, you bet