2x He was her man, she was his wife and late one winter night He knelt by her as she gave birth C D G But it wasn't his child, it wasn't his child Yet he still took him as his own, and as he watched him grow It brought him joy, he loved that boy C D Em But it wasn't his child, it wasn't his child Chorus: But like a father he was strong and kind and good And I believe he did his best It wasn't easy for him, but he did all he could His son was different from the rest C D G It wasn't his child, it wasn't his child And when the boy became a man, he took his father's hand And soon the world would all know why C D Em It wasn't his child, it wasn't his child And like his Father, He was strong and kind and good And I believe he did his best It wasn't easy for him, but he did all he could He grew up with his hands in wood And he died with his hands in wood Em D He was God's child, He was God's child He was her man, she was his wife and late one winter night He knelt by her as she gave birth C D G But it wasn't his child, it was God's child