The song
Some songs begin with an idea. This one began with a ringing phone.
A frightened little boy dials a stranger's number on a guess, because a man on TV said you can always call on Jesus. What follows is a few minutes of borrowed faith: a man who answers the only way he knows how, a child who never doubts who is on the line, and a night that ends with knocks on a door and a boy who believes the angels have come.
It's a song about trust so simple it shames the rest of us, and about how the one who answers the call can be the one who gets woken up. Some wake-up calls come through a pulpit. This one came through a telephone.
Maybe it wasn't random after all.
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Dude !!!!! This song needs to be on radio!!!
They really don't write music like this anymore. This is just incredible.
omg this brought me tears such a beautiful message thank u
Get this out to the world, brother! Do it now! Thank you for sharing.
best song I've heard in years
Nice job, brought tears to a grown man's eyes!!
Wow these are the best lyrics I've heard in a while. This is just an amazing song.
I'm absolutely speechless. Can't control the tears. Dude one of the best songs I've heard this century and I'm so glad I decided stop, listen.
Wow that's beautiful. I'm crying. That's a number one song. We all need Jesus now.
How is this not bigger? It reminds me of Alyssa Lies. So good!
From one writer to another, that was one of the best songs I've ever heard.
I haven't talked to Jesus much this past year, lost my husband almost a year ago. Thank you for my wake up call.
This hit the bone. It needs to be out there for everyone to hear. I'm imploring you to release this. If not you, please license it for someone.
Absolutely beautiful! Reminds me of John Michael Montgomery's "Little Girl." Sounds like a #1 hit to me.
This song hits harder than Teddy Bear and that's saying something.
Amazing! This was my wake up call! I need to start talking to God again! Thank you!
This has to get picked up by a label.
Its 5am and I'm having my first cup of coffee... tears rolling down, prayers going up.
Can you release this? I've been searching for it since I lost my old account. Glad I found it again.
This is the best written song I've heard in a long time. Fabulous job friend.
PUBLISH! I had 2 phone calls 30 years ago as a telephone operator that were very similar. Holy Spirit chills from head to toe. Record this!
Someone get Luke Combs to record this. Hell of a song.
Now that's a #1 hit. Country music and gospel.
Man that's 90's Mark Wills type of songwriting. Awesome job sir.
Jokes on you, I planned on crying at 8 o'clock in the morning. Absolutely beautiful song.
Now that is what should be coming out of Nashville. That's it! That's a hit! Pitch that buddy. The world and country radio needs this.
Dude, you know you have done something when you make an old truck driver break down crying. Amazing song.
As a pastor of a small country church this made us all say the same thing... I hope the right artist gets this and God uses it greatly.
Is this on Apple Music?
I need this in my Spotify playlist. Any chance of getting this on that platform?
Best song since Randy Travis' Three Wooden Crosses!!! I've listened to it about 15 times, sent it to everyone I know, including my pastor!!
Just so everybody knows… AI can never replace this kind of songwriting!