On The Wings Of Mamas Prayers
Jeff Bates
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I'd been to Church on Sunday, and I'd been in jail.
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And I put my family through livin' hell.
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And I'd been a heavy cross to bear,
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On the wings of Mama's prayers.
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I spent her last dollar on somethin' bad for me.
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I finally hit rock bottom, couldn't get up on my knees.
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But the strength came to lift me up from there,
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On the wings of Mama's prayers.
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I see her by the bed with her Bible open wide,
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Lookin' up at Heaven with tears in her eyes.
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She knew when I was troubled, she knew when I was scared.
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And I found salvation on the wings of Mama's prayers.
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I was lost in the darkness searching for the end.
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But the light of Mama's love led me back again.
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An' if I've got a place in Heaven, I'll get there,
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On the wings of Mama's prayers.
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I see her by the bed with her Bible open wide,
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Lookin' up at Heaven with tears in her eyes.
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She knew when I was troubled, she knew when I was scared.
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And I found salvation on the wings of Mama's prayers.
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I'm still holding on to the wings of Mama's prayers.
Ending D-A-D