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He's halfin' his sandwich, his chips and Baby Ruth Puttin' them back in a sack his mama packed With a sticker that say's 'Jesus Loves You' He's jumpin off the bus, runnin' in the house Talkin' to mom about his day Hidin' that paper sack in a baseball glove Ridin' his bike straight to the freeway Where there's an old man with a shoppin' cart With a dirty face and a purple heart Who's sayin' son you'll never know how much this means Boy say's Wouldn't you do this for me If I were reachin' out to you Wouldn't you give me food to eat if I were hungry to Wouldn't you do this for me Tonight, that little boy's dad is flyin' down the freeway It's pourin' rain as he leaves the road He's rolling down that concrete bank Through the flames and the broken glass An old man takes his hand Finds a cell phone on the backseat He's sayin' get here fast as you can Now the bum that lives beneath the bridge Pulls him safely from that flooding ditch SongtexteMan asked why'd you risk your life to save mine He said Wouldn't you do this for me If I were reachin' out to you Wouldn't you try to save my life, if I needed you to Wouldn't you do this for me Now he's layin' in that hospital bed prayin' a silent prayer And he can't help but ask him, Lord, did you put that beggar there As a nurse pulls back the curtains All he can see is a billboard sign A sixty foot Jesus hangin' on the cross At the bottom, just one line Wouldn't you do this for me Wouldn't you do this for me Wouldn't you Aus Songtexte Mania