Down by the lake of Mississippi Dm A boy was born poor and abandoned Em Am And as he walk you could hear him yearning Dm G For a home and he prays C And by the fields he sang for rising Dm All for his faith and memorizing Em Am All of the songs his mother learned Dm G From the lord himself Chorus: F C G Heaven light a way for a fallen F C Let me ease the pain from my mother Dm G But he feels the deception in his head C Another day was born and rising Dm And on the stool the boy was trying Em Am To earn a coin for his mother, and hoping Dm G That freedom will lead her away C Dear little friend I've heard your story Dm Please take my hand and I'll promise Em Am We'll find a way and we'll be fighting Dm G For your mother, and her wings Heaven light a way for a fallen Let me ease the pain from my mother But he feels the deception in his head F C G Heaven light a way for another F C G Let me ease the pain for a fallen F C Gm We are on our way so much stronger F C Heaven light the way for another Dm G And he feels no deception in his head