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 prayersI 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 prayersI 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 prayersI 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