When Mama Isnt Home

For you I am praying For you I am praying For you I am praying I'm praying for you Daddy never went to church on Sunday He said that's one thing I'll never do Mama never gave up she said one day He'll be sitting here beside me and you I can still hear Mama softly talking Her tears falling on her folded hands So that Easter Sunday Daddy walked That's when I began to understand When Mama prayed, good things happened When Mama prayed, lives were changed Not much more than five foot tall But mountains big and small Crumbled all the way when Mama prayed Seventeen and wild I hit the bottom Doing and thing I dang well please Burning down life's highway at full throttle While Mama burned a candle on her knees Then one night I came home half sober I saw Mama kneeling in the den As I listened, she and Jesus talked it over And I knew my restless days were 'bout to end It isn't like every one of them got answered But the times they weren't seems to me were rare You almost felt sorry for the devil Cause heaven knows he didn't have prayer When Mama prayed Not much more than five foot tall But mountains big and small Crumbled all the way when Mama prayed Crumbled all the way when Mama prayed

I don't work harder when it's easy I put in work when it's hard Girl I never believed in love until I had yours This is more than a season And I'm not just sprung I'm not afraid to tell you that you're the one The one I wake up thinking about The one I can run to when I'm feeling down Life is all good when you're around Girl nobody from the past is beating you right now 'Cause I'll take you home to mama Let you meet my friends 'Cause you don't come with drama So I want you 'til the world ends You're way more than worth it But I don't feel like I deserve it You got the pieces, you're my kind of perfect I don't work hard when it's easy I put in work when it's hard And girl I never believed in love until I had yours This is more than a season and I'm not just sprung I'm not afraid to tell you, that you're the one I'm the one I wake up thinking about The one I can run to when I'm feeling down Life is all good when you're around Girl nobody from the past is beating you right now 'Cause I'll take you home to mama I'll let you meet my friends 'Cause you don't come with drama So I want you 'til the world ends You're way more than worth it And I don't feel like I deserve it You got the pieces, you're my kind of perfect You're my kind of perfect Whoa-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Whoa-oh I'll take you home, home, home to mama Oh-oh-oh

The summer's over We both knew I'd have to leave today It's getting closer Tomorrow used to feel so far away (So far, yeah) Wish I could stay with you But maybe you could tag along with me I'll leave it up to you I know fool's gold never paid the bills But we're still chasing thrills when we're away Thinking now it's time to head back home I might end up alone but I can't stay (Yeah) Take your chances We both know romance is a cliché Come if you wanna But I'm going home to mama either way Wish I could stay with you At least I know you're with me in my dreams But still, it's up to you I know fool's gold never paid the bills But we're still chasing thrills when we're away Thinking now it's time to head back home I might end up alone but I can't stay Never in my wildest dreams Would we have to be torn between This summer love and life alone Where you don't tag along No, never in my wildest dreams Would we have to paint different scenes Of where our love could grow You know, that's why I wrote this song I know fool's gold never paid the bills But we're still chasing thrills when we're away Thinking now it's time to head back home I might end up alone but I can't stay (But I can't stay)

The ghosts that live in the walls They watch us dance our living room waltz Skin protects and it binds I feel yours on mine And I know I'm home Spinning, spinning 'round Trust me to catch you and I'll I'll dip you down We'll make a palace of this apartment The best thing of all is only just started and I know When you're home, I'm home Stars through the window, they light up our disco It's just you and I, the two of us starring in this show We'll never be alone 'Cause when you're home, I'm home In the light of some video game You'll whisper my name And I'll pull you close Spinning, spinning 'round We'll never sleep, 'cause we are royalty now (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) We'll make a palace of this apartment The best thing of all is only just started and I know When you're home, I'm home Stars through the window, they light up our disco It's just you and I, the two of us starring in this show We'll never be alone 'Cause when you're home, I'm home I don't need anything more (no, whoa) Home, four feet or three to the floor We'll make a palace of this apartment The best thing of all is only just started and I know When you're home, I'm home Stars through the window, they light up our disco It's just you and I, the two of us starring in this show We'll never be alone 'Cause when you're home, I'm home Oh, oh-oh-oh 'Cause when you're home, I'm home