Ann Peebles - Spread lyrics

Father, oh father On bended knees I bow my head And if you're lookin' real close You'll see a man in need of mercy And a helping hand with the daily bread Oh father, heavenly father I don't know why they want to let me go See the wife and kids think this old ship will never sink And I don't have the heart to let them know, oh, oh, oh I don't have the heart to let them know Father, precious father For twenty-five years I've towed the line Now it seems up ahead, there's a storm could waiting And it's gonna take a bit more to make it through this time Oh spread, your wings of mercy Spread, your joy devine Oh spread, your arms all around me And carry me through one more time Oh, oh, oh Carry me through one more time Father, Where would I be if it wasn't for you You see I've come this far trying to get where you are And I'm depending on you lord to see me through Father, heavenly father I know you hear every prayer So I'll wait patiently til you get round to me Cause there's more than a few drowning in the sea of despair Oh spread, your wings of mercy Spread, your joy divine Oh spread, your arms all around me And carry me through one more time The sun don't shine without a miracle And as sure as I can see I'm gonna stay right here I ain't goin' nowhere Til you shine down on me Oh father, oh father I know you hear every prayer So I'll wait patiently til you get round to me Cause there's a whole lot of folks, A whole lot of folks drowning Oh spread, your wings of mercy Spread, your joy divine Oh spread, your arms all around me And carry me through one more time Oh spread, your wings of mercy Spread, your joy divine Oh spread, your arms all around me And carry me through one more time Oh, oh, oh, oh Carry me through one more time