Is Heaven Like This?

Is Heaven Like This?

I look at his tiny footprints as we walk along the sand
I could wander down this beach for endless miles
The world is perfect, holding my little boy's hand
And oh how the world stops when he smiles

I look toward the sky and say
Is Heaven like this?
A walk upon the beach
Water lapping upon the shore,
Happiness always within reach?

I pick him up and carry him through some tall grass
Set him down in the water
Let him wade with me
Though the waters only at his ankles
To him, he rules the seven seas

And I think to myself,
Is heaven like this?
A walk upon the beach
Water lapping upon the shore,
Happiness always within reach?

Some ocean water splashes in his eyes,
And I expect to soon see tears
Instead he wipes his face
And the sound of his laugh finds my ears
Why?

I bet he knows the answer to:
Is Heaven like this?
A walk upon the beach
Water lapping on the shore,
Happiness always within reach?

I continue walking, holding his little hand
His eyes are full of wonder, does he understand?
Out past those great blue waters lie unknown lands
But if I ever leave this beach, God knows it won't be planned

Because

Because this is my heaven
A walk upon the beach
Water lapping on the shore,
Happiness always within reach.

I look at his tiny footprints as we walk along the sand
This is my Heaven
I could wander down this beach for endless miles
This is my Heaven
The world is perfect, holding my little boy's hand
This is my Heaven
And oh how the world stops when he smiles
This is my Heaven...
This is my Heaven...
This is...my Heaven....

N. Mounce
May 25, 2007