MAMA'S PRAYER

LYRICS

Mama's Prayer

IntroMama prayed my name...
when I couldn't pray at all.

Verse 1Sunday morning, kitchen light,
her Bible open by the coffee.
She'd write my name beside a verse,
then bow her head and talk to Jesus.
I was seventeen and halfway gone,
too young to know what worry meant.
She kissed my cheek, said, “Drive safe, baby,”
then watched me disappear around the bend.

Pre-ChorusI thought love was in the leaving.
I thought strong meant standing alone.
I never knew how many nights
she asked Heaven to bring me home.

ChorusWhen I had no words left,
Mama found 'em on her knees.
When I quit believing Heaven,
she kept believing for me.
Every wrong turn, every midnight,
every road that led nowhere—
I thought I made it through by mercy.
Now I know it was Mama's prayer.

Post-ChorusMama's prayer...
Mama's prayer...
She kept believing for me.

Verse 2Twenty-one, nowhere near home,
rain beating hard against the glass.
One small suitcase, twenty dollars,
and a love that didn't last.
I wouldn't call because I knew
she'd hear the breaking in my voice.
But back home in that little kitchen,
Mama gave my name to God.

Pre-ChorusI was running out of reasons.
She was turning through the Psalms.
While I was learning how to fall apart,
she was asking Him to hold me in His arms.

ChorusWhen I had no words left,
Mama found 'em on her knees.
When I quit believing Heaven,
she kept believing for me.
Every wrong turn, every midnight,
every road that led nowhere—
I thought I made it through by mercy.
Now I know it was Mama's prayer.

Post-ChorusMama's prayer...
Mama's prayer...
When I couldn't see the way,
Mama prayed.

BridgeI don't know why some doors opened.
I don't know why I'm standing here.
I don't know how I made it through
some nights that should've disappeared me.
But I know somebody called my name
when I was too ashamed to care.
And Heaven heard a mother's voice
whispering my name in prayer.

Someday when her hands grow tired,
and she needs somebody there...
I'll be the one down on my knees
giving back Mama's prayer.

Final ChorusWHEN I HAD NO WORDS LEFT,
MAMA FOUND 'EM ON HER KNEES.
WHEN I QUIT BELIEVING HEAVEN,
SHE KEPT BELIEVING FOR ME.
Every wrong turn, every midnight,
every road that led nowhere—
I thought I made it through by mercy.
NOW I KNOW IT WAS MAMA'S PRAYER.

(Mama's prayer!)
When I couldn't pray—
(Mama prayed!)
When I couldn't see—
(She believed!)
Every mile that brought me home,
every breath of grace I'm breathing—
HEAVEN HEARD MY NAME
IN MAMA'S PRAYER.

OutroSomeday when her hands grow tired,
I'll be waiting there...
Down on my knees...
with Mama's prayer.

Lyrics © Irena Petrić. All rights reserved.