This song is the lament of a father whose child was lost to abortion. Wishing that he could wake the lost child up, but acknowledging that the child will never see the light or play like other children and knowing that he has no real alibi for his role, he begs for the child's forgiveness. I find it unbelievably and heartwrenchingly beautiful. There is mercy and redemption for any act in God, and I think the singer has found that.