Prayer

Back in the old days Before we could bleed When time was a mystery Before the cocaine and speed Hillbilly sailors Steel ships we did ride The highways our ocean The morning our tide A phone call this morning Said have you heard the news And as the sun broke the mountains I said a prayer for you Promising warriors In a vagabond tribe We laid on the lakeshore Neath a tangerine sky I talked of college You talked of life Neither was certain But just one was right A phone call this morning Said have you heard the news And as the sun broke the mountains I said a prayer for you I wished I'd of known you I wished I'd of tried To see through the answers To the questions inside But the past ain't no savior Lord it's just where you've been So I'll drink one to the memories Till I see you again A phone call this morning Said have you heard the news And as the sun broke the mountains I said a prayer for you I said a prayer for you