For Ricky (Williams)

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For Ricky

No one ever noticed Ricky smoking
People all around, but he was all alone
Mama's got her meetings, Daddy's got his job
and no one's got the time so Ricky's on his own

No one ever knew his desperation
People couldn't hear him cry out silently
Locked inside the bathroom he rolls a pair of joints
All of this because in New Orleans, he scored too many points

(Chorus)
And it's too late for Ricky, he's off the team for good
There's so much we could tell him and now we wish we could
But it's too late, it's too late for Ricky

Sadness fills the hearts of Rickys family
Daddy tries to comfort Mama uselessly
They hoped he knew they loved him, but they really didn't know
They just want to know why did their baby smoke

(2nd Chorus)
And it's too late for Ricky, he's off the team for good
There's so much we could tell him and now we wish we could
We would tell him Jesus loves him, tell him Jesus cares
Tell him He can free him and his burdens bear
But it's too late, it's too late for Ricky

If only we had known his situation,
We'd have tried to stop this useless tragedy
Ricky's lost forever, never to play again
But there is a league in Canada

(3rd Chorus)
And it's not too late for Ricky, he could be next to you
Don't miss the chance to tell him before his life is through
We gotta tell him Jesus loves him
Tell him He can free him and his burdens bear
Tell him Jesus loves her, tell him Jesus cares
Tell him He can free him and his burdens bear
You've got to tell him Jesus loves her, tell him Jesus cares
Tell him He can play in Canada
It's not too late