The Wings Of Mama's Prayers

I'd been to church on Sunday, and I'd been in jail

And I put my family through livin' hell

And I'd been a heavy cross to bear

On the wings of mama's prayers

I spent her last dollar on somethin' bad for me

I finally hit rock bottom, couldn't get up on my knees

But the strength came to lift me up from there

On the wings of mama's prayers

I see her by the bed with her Bible open wide

Lookin' up at Heaven with tears in her eyes

She knew when I was troubled, she knew when I was scared

And I found salvation on the wings of mama's prayers

I was lost in the darkness searchin' for the end

But the light of mama's love led me back again

An' if I've got a place in Heaven, I'll get there

On the wings of mama's prayers

I see her by the bed with her Bible open wide

Lookin' up at Heaven with tears in her eyes

She knew when I was troubled, she knew when I was scared

And I found salvation on the wings of mama's prayers

I'm still holdin' on to the wings of mama's prayers