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 searching 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 holding on to the wings of Mama's prayers.