Each Time I Had to Call

Each Time I Had to Call

Gregg Metcalf

A couple of girls came up to me

In the Dollar Store parking lot

I knew what they wanted before

They asked, they wanted a five spot

I told them the truth that out late at night

I didn’t carry a wallet, nor a single dime

I couldn’t help them so they moved along

But that made me think of another time

I remember when times were hard and low

We didn’t have a single dime to our name

No food in the fridge and no gas in the tank

Even thought we might be put out in the rain

I cried to the Lord and asked what was up

Here I am doing what you want I thought

I was scared thinking I’ve made a mistake

Surely it wouldn’t be that God had forgot

With a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes

I fell to my knees and began to make my plea

I reminded the Lord about all of our troubles

I ask him please, Lord could you remember me

How foolish I must have sounded to our Lord

Like some little child who had lost his way

How easy it is to forget just who He really is

It’s too easy to complain than it is to pray

It has been nearly 40 years since I lived those times

I’ve been to a lot of places and done many a thing

I’ve never gone hungry, nor had to live on the street

Never missed what I needed while serving the King

God has been so good I can’t count every blessing

And I can’t describe living this amazing grace

Undeserved, unmerited, never rating these gifts

Behind the dark clouds was always His smiling face

So Lord let me take just a few lines to tell

How much I love you and I’ve appreciated it all

I wouldn’t trade a single trial or one of those days

Thank you for being there each time I had to call