Never Learned to Pray

Co writer Allyson Brown.

V1:

I don't know how to pray

I never went to church

Sunday mornings were for coffee

I made it through life

V2:

I don’t know how to pray

Mama died young, i learned early

Praying get you nowhere,

When no one is listening.

C1:

I can fold my hands and bow my head

Listening to some preacher tell me how to live.

And say the right words that i was taught to say

But there’s somethings that can’t be faked or forced.

V3:

Gazing up at the stars every night

I was never looking for a god in the sky

I looked to the stars to find my own peace.

I fight everyday to believe in myself, not an invisible god

V4:

They would always say pray for the strength you need

Fuck, praying to a god who doesn't care.

I’ve seen a miracle no matter how badly i was needed.

Why should i pray to a god who has never shown to care for me

C2:

I can fold my hands and bow my head

Listening to some preacher tell me how to live.

And say the right words that i was taught to say

But there’s somethings that can’t be faked or forced.

B:

Throughout my life,

I found strength

I found faith

I found hope

I prayed to myself for myself

I found the faith already in my soul

I found the strength already within my heart

I found the hope already in my mind

C3:

I can fold my hands and bow my head

Listening to some preacher tell me how to live.

And say the right words that i was taught to say

But there’s somethings that can’t be faked or forced.