Beautiful story song about a little girl who's lost her Daddy in the war! Wonderful rendition by April Mestiya~www.myspace.com/aprilmestiya

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Originally written back in 2004, after reading about all the little ones loosing their Mama's and Daddies during the Iraq conflict. The message still applies today

To Heaven From Me
(c)Colleen Laylon-Frost, words and music BMI 2009)
All rights reserved

V1
Tried to be brave as she waved her flag
hugged her Mama tight yelled I love you Dad
he was off to the war in some foreign land
where there was no green grass, only miles of sand

V2
Colored him pictures sent her first lost tooth
kissed his photo every day they chatted over yahoo
late one night soldiers came to their door
said, ?sorry he?s gone? her Mama fell to the floor

Climb
She ran for the phone screamed my Daddy's coming home
then with all her strength she pressed zero
and cried

Chorus
Operator can you help me please?
Collect call To Heaven From Me
need to know if God has seen
man wearing Army fatigues
Please operator
he's my Daddy and we need to speak
Collect call To Heaven From Me
To Heaven From Me

Bridge
Now every night when she say's her prayers
she asks God to keep the Daddy's safe over there
and sometimes when she gets scared
she picks up the phone she knows he still cares
she says

Repeat Chorus

Oh, Please operator he?s my Daddy and we need to speak
Collect call To Heaven From Me
To Heaven From Me
?Colleen Laylon-Frost,BMI,2009