Everybody's Got a Prayer

[couchgrouch]

Everybody's Got a PrayerHe pulled into Harlan, with that dented truckhoping to make his fortune, with something more than luckwhen they saw his dusty acres, and his choking wellthey said he don't have a prayer, for crops that'll sellbut they're sorry now, cos they forgot somehoweverybody's got a prayereven when they've got nothing elsewhen it's hard to care, and life feels unfairdon't just trust yourselfcos everybody's got a prayerhe begged mornings in the subway, and those who threw him dimesstepped off the train each evening, and saw his jug of winehe'd thought he'd sunk too low, to reach the Lord on highbut it's a heart that's humble, that's heard by the skyand those twelve steps are, a ladder to the starscos everybody's got a prayereven when they've got nothing elsewhen it's hard to care, and life feels unfairdon't just trust yourselfyes, everybody's got a prayerwe can lose our way, and face the dayfeeling helpless and smallbut we'll get through it, cos God sees to itthat we don't lose it alleverybody's got a prayereven when they've got nothing elsewhen it's hard to care, and life feels unfairdon't just trust yourselfcos everybody's got a prayer(c)2004 Robert George