Lyrics to 20 Little Angels

A Friday in December, just an ordinary day for me

Till my mama called me, said, "Turn on your TV"

I just sat there in silence, in disbelief, in tears

Those little souls that only been here for six or seven years

Before they flew away

Twenty little angels

I cussed out loud in anger, and I hurt for those moms and dads

I know we're not supposed to question God, but I even did some of that

How could someone so heaven sent, so innocent and frail

Wind up in the middle of someone else's hell

Before they flew away

Twenty little angels

I know in heaven tonight,

There's baseballs flying over fences

High in the sky

Finger paintings hangin' on fridges

In God's holy light

Ballerinas blowing kisses

Filling Heaven with love

I can almost see

A polka dotted princess

Serving hot tea

To the grandpa she hadn't met yet

I can hear them sing

At the top of their lungs

To God up above

I'm heart broke, but faithful

There's twenty little angels

Watching over us

There's a touchdown on a Friday night that'll never be thrown

There's a pink prom dress that fits just right that'll never be tried on

There's a dirty Ford on a country road that'll never see their first kiss

But as much as we're gonna miss 'em, there ain't much they're gonna miss

Since they flew away

Twenty little angels

I know in heaven tonight,

With wings and two teeth missin'

High in the sky

They're somewhere up there listenin'

With a watchful eye

They're babysittin'

Us from up above

I know they can see

Everybody cryin'

They're so at ease

While we're slowly dyin'

We just want to be

Right there beside 'em

But until that day comes

I'm heart broke, but faithful

There's twenty little angels

Watching over us

Oh, I can't hear 'em prayin'

And I can't see 'em fly

But every time the sun comes breakin' through the sky

I'm heart broke, but faithful

There's twenty little angels

Watchin' over us

I'm heartbroke, but faithful

There's twenty little angels

Watchin' over us

There's twenty little angels watching over you.