It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another lineTryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas moodStanding right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiouslyPacing 'round like little boys doAnd in his hands he held a pair of shoesHis clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toeAnd when it came his time to payI couldn't believe what I heard him sayChorus:Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, pleaseIt's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her sizeCould you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much timeYou see she's been sick for quite a whileAnd I know these shoes would make her smileAnd I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonightHe counted pennies for what seemed like yearsThen the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"He searched his pockets franticallyThen he turned and he looked at meHe said Mama made Christmas good at our houseThough most years she just did withoutTell me Sir, what am I going to do,Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoesSo I laid the money down, I just had to help him out I'll never forget the look on his face when he saidMama's gonna look so greatSir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, pleaseIt's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her sizeCould you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much timeYou see she's been sick for quite a whileAnd I know these shoes would make her smileAnd I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight