| She said «If if you’re so damn right, just make the church your home
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| «You spend more time in the bottle than I do alone»
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| All of my faith in him was shaken when he grabbed her waist
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| Hid in my room from the deacon but he said «just pray»
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| That was the summer Daddy taught me my all-star swing
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| I was runnin' like a champ for a compliment
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| He said «If you’re tryin' to be a starter, better train like hell
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| «'Cause every go-getter goes and gets it himself»
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| And he hardly missed a game unless it fell on Sunday morn'
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| But I never played the same when he was gone
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| Only two times I recall he was sober than St. Peter
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| One was from the pulpit and the other from the bleachers
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| Felt somethin' take me over when I swung that right
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| It’s like I was speakin' in tongues tryin' to save a life
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| He just pushed me to the side like I was white noise
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| I learned a man’s just a man and boys will be boys
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| How she slumped in her chair I knew she wasn’t gonna leave
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| So I walked right over, let her use my sleeve
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| I said «If you’re stayin' for me we can both run away» |
| She said «When it’s this complicated, son, you gotta just pray»
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| And he hardly missed a beat unless it fell on Sunday morn'
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| And I fell down on my knees prayin' he was gone
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| Only two times I recall when he made me a believer
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| One was from the Bible and the other from the bleachers
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| That day when his heart made him human Mama held his hand
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| But they wouldn’t let children in the ambulance
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| So I sat by the window just to watch and wait
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| I guess when you can’t do nothin' then you gotta just pray
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| They say when you can’t do nothin' then you gotta just pray
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| When you can’t do nothin' then you gotta just pray
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| When you can’t do nothin' then you gotta just pray |