First Family Rich Mullins My folks they were always the first family to arrive /sus4 /sus4 With seven people jammed into a car that seated five There was one bathroom to bathe and shave in, six of us stood in line /sus4 /sus4 And hot water for only three but we all did just fine Chorus: /sus4 Talk about your miracles, talk about your faith /sus4 My dad he could make things grow out of Indiana clay Mom could make a gourmet meal out of just cornbread and beans / And they worked to give faith hands and feet /sus4 (G/ / ) And somehow gave it wings I can still hear my dad cussin', he's working late out in the barn The spring planting's a coming and the tractors just won't run Mom she's done the laundry, I can see it waving on the line Now they've stayed together through the pain, the strain of those times Chorus / And now they've raised five children, one winter they lost a son But the pain didn't leave them crippled / /sus4 And the scars have made them strong Never picture perfect, just a plain man and his wife / /sus4 Who somehow knew the value of hard work, good love, and real life Chorus { / / / / }{ / / / / }{ / / / / }{ / / / / }