It was only yesterday When I heard the teacher say Patiently, one and two make three We were children, you and me Let us pray for the ones they call The children of today Nothin' left but promises Nothin' much is certain All we see is want and need across the board, why thank you Lord We're livin' in the glory of your care Skies of blue have all turned brown To the sound of sighing Lord abide, let us stem the tide Of broken dreams Sometimes you seem to tell us It's too late for prayin' See the ocean wild and blue Think of all that's in her She will not surrender to the likes of us, but then she must They tell us, wise men tell us, it's too late For each child with eyes that smile There'll be ten more cryin' Lord abide, let us stem the time Of helplessness But then I guess we're livin' Is it too late for tryin' Nothin' here but grains of sand Nothin' much worth savin' Guess we've all got problems of our own to bear, and still we share Tomorrow could get better than today To the ones who've loved in vain Will you be beholden Lord abide, let us stem the tide Of broken dreams Sometimes you seem to tell us It's too late for prayin'

The whole world knows that your really special And every time you step in a room you impress them All I see is a traveling blessing All you are is a walk of perfection They don't know how I feel about you They don't know what I see in you I do, I do Get together you never met me Never got the letters I wrote for you for you Spend my time just thinking about you All my nights just dreaming about you Always just praying about you, praying about you, praying about you If I had one wish, I wish this dream was true And if I had somewhere to go, I hope it was with you I pack my bags up anyway ready for this travel Fill my truck with all our stuff and kicking up some gravel If I had one wish, I wish this dream was true I spend my time on my knees just praying for you [2x] The whole world knows that your not ordinary Part woman rose the sweetest berries Woman like you so fine that its scary I name my daughter after you if you let me They don't know how I feel about you They don't know what I see in you I do, I do Get together you never met me Never got the letters I wrote for you for you Spend my time just thinking about you All my nights just dreaming about you Always just praying about you, praying about you, praying about you If I had one wish, I wish this dream was true And if I had somewhere to go, I hope it was with you I pack my bags up anyway ready for this travel Fill my truck with all our stuff and kicking up some gravel If I had one wish, I wish this dream was true I spend my time on my knees just praying for you [4x] I'll spend my time

She left Oklahoma for California Sunglasses on the brim of her hat Smoke was pourin' from that old Cadillac But she wasn't turnin' back Just outside of Flagstaff Motor blew on her Coup De Ville Just in time she saw a sign There's was a Texaco waitin' at the bottom of the hill And she said Somebody must be prayin' for me Somebody out there must be prayin' for me Must be angels I can't see Somebody must be prayin' for me, yeah A boy about 20 climbed out of a truck All covered in grease and dirt She said, "Hey Charles," but he just laughed He said, "I'm wearin' my daddy's shirt" He stood there lost in her eyes Then she got lost in his As the years roll by She would sigh everytime they kissed And she'd say Somebody must be prayin' for me Somebody out there must be prayin' for me Must be angels I can't see Somebody must be prayin' for me Sometimes she stares out the window And wonders about her Hollywood dreams But when she tucks her kids in bed She softly whispers as they fall asleep Somebody must be prayin' for me Somebody out there must be prayin' for me Ain't it funny how you find just what you need Somebody must be prayin' for me Somebody must be prayin' for me Prayin' for me, yeah

I've been gone Where'd you go It's for the best that it didn't carry on Ghosts came home But you didn't know Just a couple haunted by the lights before dawn My soul soars Flying in the sky I've got a little info that'll let you go I finally realized The fault ain't mine I'm just a little too nice And I walked tonight Under the cover of sight And I cursed the night Then I asked the sun for daylight And I walked tonight Covering the canvas with a splash of white And I saw the knife But the chances were only might And I walked tonight Under the cover of sight And I cursed the night Then I asked the sun for daylight And I walked tonight Covering the canvas with a splash of white And I saw the knife But the chances were only might Close Close that door It's time I get it and make that chapter done You ghosts ain't welcome Get out from under the floor It took a long time but I think that I've won I feel a lot better It's hard to be a friend At least when the things that you hate are still fun A stroke of the paint brush But still I'm untouched I forgot all the things that happened except one So I walked tonight Under the cover of sight And I cursed the night Then I asked the sun for daylight And I walked tonight Covering the canvas with a splash of white And I saw the knife But the chances were only might And I walked tonight Under the cover of sight And I cursed the night Then I asked the sun for daylight And I walked tonight Covering the canvas with a splash of white And I saw the knife But the chances were only might And I walked tonight Under the cover of sight And I cursed the night Then I asked the sun for daylight And I walked tonight Covering the canvas with a splash of white And I saw the knife But the chances were only might So I walked tonight Under the cover of sight And I cursed the night Then I asked the sun for daylight And I walked tonight Covering the canvas with a splash of white And I saw the knife But the chances were only might

Oh, Lord above, father's killed a man Let somebody take the blame Oh, Lord above, found knelling down My prayer take away this pain going up in here I'm prayin', oh, Lord, I'm prayin' to you Take away this guilt all up in my head I'm pleading, oh, Lord I'm pleading with you Got some dealings to do, before the day I'm dead He came for me, just like I knew he would But this time I was ready, and I killed him good But he weren't wrong, there was one more left He took my weapon from me, put it to the test That's when this angel appeared out of the dark With the devil in his eyes, but God in his heart He slayed me down, saved me from a sudden death But I've still done wrong, so now I'm prayin', oh, Lord I'm prayin' to you Take away this guilt all up in my head I'm pleading, oh, Lord I'm pleading with you Got some dealings to do, before the day I'm dead So there we are, an angel and a man Both just standing there, with blood on our hands What we gonna to do now, this what I thought But before I could say it, the angel talked He said I'm in here for love, anyway You're only in here for five, I'll take the blame So go run now, don't feel ashamed But oh Lord, I do, that's why I'm prayin' I'm prayin', oh, Lord, I'm prayin' to you Save me from these sins weighing down on my soul I'm pleading, oh, Lord I'm pleading with you Got some healing to do, inside I'm feeling love I'm prayin', oh, Lord I'm prayin' to you Take away this guilt all up in my head I'm pleading, oh, Lord I'm pleading with you We got some dealings to do, before the day I'm dead I'm prayin', oh, Lord, I'm prayin' to you Save me from these sins weighing down on my soul I'm pleading, oh, Lord, I'm pleading with you Got some healing to do, inside I'm feeling love

I came up out of the water Raise my Hands up to the father Gave it all to him that day Felt a new wind kiss my face Walked away, Eyes wide open Could finally see where I was going Didn't matter where I been I'm not the same man I was then. I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, Now here I stand There I was, now here I am Here I am Changed I got a lot of "hey I'm sorry" The things I've done man that was not me I wish I could take it all back I just want to tell em' that I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, Now here I stand There I was, now here I am Here I am Changed I've changed for the better More Smiles, that's better I even started to forgive myself I hit my knee, I'm here I stand There I was, now here I am Here I am, Here I am, Here I am Changed Yes I am I'm changed for the better.

I'd be ridin' in a cab goin' downtown Findin' faces I know in a big crowd Tryin' to drink the pain away, mhmm And I'd be stayin' out all night, never goin' home Girl you know I'd lose all control If I lost you There would be a riot Breakin' up my heart, I'd try to fight it I could go out every night but I'd be lyin' If I said I could live and breathe Without you There'd be a lot of lonely Wishin' and prayin' that you would hold me I would do most anything baby If only you would come back to me Come back to me There would be a riot Oh yeah, oooh I'd be checkin' on my phone every minute Waitin' 'round for it to start ringin' And prayin' it would be you I don't know what I'd do There would be a riot Breakin' up my heart, I'd try to fight it I could go out every night but I'd be lyin' If I said I could live and breathe Without you There'd be a lot of lonely Wishin' and prayin' that you would hold me I would do most anything baby if only You would come back to me Come back to me There would be a riot If I ever lost you If I ever lost you There would be a riot Breakin' up my heart, I'd try to fight it I could go out every night but I'd be lyin' If I said I could live and breathe There'd be a lot of lonely Wishin' and prayin' that you would hold me I would do most anything baby if only You would come back to me Come back to me There would be a riot If I ever lost you There would be, there would be a riot Breakin' up my heart, I'd try to fight it There would be a riot If I ever lost you