My Man and His Van

Some women like a man who drives a black Lexus,
Or a red pick-up truck like a cowboy from Texas

My man drives a van of a strange greenish blue,
And when he drives up I say "Woo Hoo"


His old van broke down on I-95,
Where he called me to say "It's no longer alive"



My Dad picked him up in a camouflage hat,
A tow truck brought the van to our yard where it sat,




We call a mechanic who said "There's no hope",
With only one van you'll just have to cope,

So we sold the old van to be used for parts,
An ending that nearly broke our poor hearts,

With only on van we coped for a week,
Then, in desperation, for another we started to seek,

We called to our Father who answered our prayer,
With a van that's a color that makes people stare,

This van isn't new, it was a donation,
To a really great missions organization,

Harold called me to say "It's a really good price",
"Although the color made me think twice".

When I asked just what the color might be,
I thought for sure that he said "Navy",

But when he drove up and I saw the strange hue,
I said "Who are you, Mr. Magoo?",

This van is a color, but we don't know the name,
For sure no one else has one quite the same,

It has all the things that a van really needs,
Beneath it there are growing no weeds,

The wipers they work and the horn it does blow,
And "There ain't nothin' wrong with the radio",

So each day to work in this van he drives,
Cause it's not for material things that he strives,

To earthly standards he cares not to measure,
Up in heaven is where he's storing his treasure,

So if he invites me to go for a ride,
I'll sit by his side all swelled up with pride,

This man holds my heart in the palm of his hand,
Right beside him is where I'll always stand,

So don't judge a man by the make of his car,
I'm here to tell you that won't get you far,


It's not the van that makes look good the man
But boy does my man make look good his van!

PS This is what happens when I forget to bring a book to read during downtime at work and I can't handle another minute of CNN.