WHICH WAY TO PRAY
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Writers Bill Anderson, Gary Nicholson, T. Graham Brown
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RECORDED BY T. GRAHAM BROWN
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A little girl down on her knee,
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Sayin': "I lay me down to sleep.
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"Lord, bless us with a happy home,
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"An' please make Daddy leave me alone."
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'Cause the way he kisses her goodnight;
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She knows that something's just not right.
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Does she ask for things to be ok?
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Does she ask for wings to fly away?
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It's hard for her to know,
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Which way to pray.
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She made it through those troubled years,
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But she's not through with pain an' tears.
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'Cause now, it seems, the man she chose,
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Has a side that no-one knows.
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Her make-up hides the tell-tale scars,
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But not the wounds inside her heart.
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Does she ask the Lord for strength to stay?
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Does she ask for help to get away?
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Sometimes, it's hard to know,
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Which way to pray.
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The preacher called and said:"Come home.
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"I'm afraid your Daddy's almost gone."
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Hate in your heart is no way to live.
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Comes a time when you've got to forgive.
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Suddenly, she was ten years old:
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She fought the tears and searched her soul.
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Should she ask the Lord to ease his pain?
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Or ask for Angels to take him away?
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Sometimes, it's hard to know,
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Which way to pray.
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'Cause life is never black and white,
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There's so many shades of grey.
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Sometimes we just don't know which way to pray.
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Sometimes we just don't know which way to pray.
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Which Way To Pray
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| Bill Anderson |
