MAMA STARTED PRAYING
(c) Donna Aylor/ Jason Davis Vocalist: Erin Cupp

When Jess told Mama he joined the army
I thought she’d break down and cry
She sat straight up and grabbed his hand
Stared in my brother’s brave eyes

Asked “Will they send you overseas?”
And he shrugged “I don’t know”
Then she pulled him close….

CHORUS
MAMA STARTED PRAYING
WITH ALL HER MIGHT
SHE POURED OUT HER SOUL
AND HELD HIM TIGHT
ALL OF HEAVEN KNEW
HIS HEART WAS BREAKING
ANGELS FLEW TO HIS SIDE
AS MAMA STARTED PRAYING


The hospital lamps flashed over his head
As the nurses pushed him to ER
The doctors worked fast to remove
The shrapnel around his heart

Climb:
Three thousand miles away Mama woke up
From a bad bad dream
Saw Jess hooked to machines

REPEAT CHORUS
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SHE POURED OUT HER SOUL TIL MORNING LIGHT


BRIDGE
Floated above his bed all night
Jess touched the white light
A voice said “Your family needs you”
He opened his eyes and he knew…..

CHORUS
MAMA STARTED PRAYING WITH ALL HER MIGHT
SHE POURED OUT HER SOUL TIL MORNING LIGHT
ALL OF HEAVEN KNEW HIS HEART WAS BREAKING
ANGELS FLEW TO HIS SIDE AS MAMA STARTED PRAYING

HE WAS IN GOOD HANDS
CUZ MAMA STARTED PRAYING