Prayer for the Nation - Rex Rabanye

Fearless people, careless needle Harsh words spoken and lives are broken Forceful ageing, help me I'm fading Heaven's waiting, it's time to move on Crossing that bridge with lessons I've learned Playing with fire and not getting burned I may not know what you're going through But time is the space between me and you Life carries on, it goes on Just say die and that would be pessimistic In your mind we can walk across the water Please don't cry it's just a prayer for the dying I just don't know what's got into me Been crossin' that bridge with lessons I've learned Playing with fire and not getting burned I may not know what you're going through But time is the space between me and you There is a light through that window Hold on say, "Yes", While people say, "No" Life carries on, it goes on I'm crossing that bridge with lessons I've learned I'm playing with fire and not getting burned I may not know what you're going through But time is the space between me and you There is a light through that window Hold on say, "Yes", While people say, "No" 'Cause life carries on, it goes on It goes on, life carries on When nothing else matters When nothing else matters I just don't know what's got into me It's just a prayer for the dying, for the dying

Step into the church of blues Yeah, where every note is true We've got a noise to lose your pain in A place to dream away in After all that you've been through Yeah, leave your troubles by the door And blessed be the chords We all know that heaven's waiting Are you ready for your amen? 'Cause we're all kings and fools In everything we do Inside the church of blues We've got a prayer for the loud We've got a prayer for the living We've got a prayer for the crowd We've got a prayer for the giving It's what the church of blues is about Yeah we've got love and we've got it loud See it's never growing old Bless your ears and soul We're living rock'n'roll And I'll give a sermon you can trust It's about a burning bush of lust Yeah the gift of life is shown Your soul is still your own We get to pick our truth In everything we do Inside the church of blues We've got a prayer for the loud We've got a prayer for the living We've got a prayer for the crowd We've got a prayer for the giving, yeah We've got a prayer for the loud We've got a prayer for the living We've got a prayer for the crowd We've got a prayer for the giving We've got a prayer for the fans We've got a prayer for the dreamers We've got a prayer for the band We've got a prayer for the screamers It's what the church of blues is about We've got a prayer for the loud

Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh I found it outside of Birmingham headed to another place Took me five hundred miles to get to the bottom of my suitcase Was in between a pair of jeans and my old black winter coat It took my breath away when I read what she wrote May the wheels keep turning, get you where you need to go I'll keep the porch light burning 'til you get back home May the angels fly beside you, down every mile you roll May Heaven hear this prayer Prayer for the road Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh As much as she misses me, she found the words to write Enough to keep me warm on a cold December night And when I'm running on empty, and I'm feeling lost I can hear her voice, whispering to God May the wheels keep turning, get you where you need to go I'll keep the porch light burning 'til you get back home May the angels fly beside you, down every mile you roll May Heaven hear this prayer Prayer for the road Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Must have read that note at least a thousand times It always takes me where the highway, it meets the sky May the wheels keep turning, get you where you need to go I'll keep the porch light burning 'til you get back home May the angels fly beside you, down every mile you roll May Heaven hear this prayer Prayer for the road, yeah Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh

Calling home on the phone, like a lifeline Let the voices fill me up, like a drunkard's wine Another fix, I'm fine Hang it up, kill the light and just lay there Think about that girl, we had it all, I swear And we thought it'd last forever Then we finalize But don't matter where I am Every night when I close my eyes Say a prayer for the little man Cause he's gonna need a helping hand Now and then and I won't be around Can you just let me know there's an angel looking down? Say a prayer for the mother's love Yeah, I hope that it'll be enough Cause I know that he's tough and he don't understand Say a prayer for the little man, mmm Mmm I remember my daddy's phone calls Just a kid, I'd always talk to him out in the hall Keep from setting momma off So, I've been right in your shoes, son Never thought, in a million years, I'd be the one who Thought it'd last forever Then we finalize But every night, when I close my eyes Say a prayer for the little man Cause he's gonna need a helping hand Now and then and I won't be around Can you just let me know there's an angel looking down? Say a prayer for the mother's love Yeah, I hope that it'll be enough Cause I know that he's tough and he don't understand Say a prayer for the little man, yeah Say a prayer for the little man Cause he's gonna need a helping hand Now and then and I won't be around Can you just let me know there's an angel looking down? Say a prayer for the mother's love Yeah, I hope that it'll be enough Cause I know that he's tough and he don't understand Say a prayer for the little man (for the little man) A prayer for the little man (for the little man) A prayer for the little man Oh, yeah Ooo