Which Way To Pray
T Graham Brown Lyrics

A little girl down on her knee,
A young girl is kneeling down.

Sayin': "I lay me down to sleep.
She is saying a bedtime prayer.

"Lord, bless us with a happy home,
She is asking for happiness in her home.

"An' please make Daddy leave me alone."
She is pleading to be left alone by her father.

'Cause the way he kisses her goodnight;
The way her father kisses her goodnight makes her uncomfortable.

She knows that something's just not right.
She is aware that something is wrong.

Does she ask for things to be ok?
She wonders if she should pray for everything to be okay.

Does she ask for wings to fly away?
She is wondering if she should pray to escape her situation.

It's hard for her to know,
She is struggling to figure out what to pray for.

Which way to pray.
She doesn't know which prayer to choose.

She made it through those troubled years,
She survived a difficult childhood.

But she's not through with pain an' tears.
She continues to experience emotional pain and sadness.

'Cause now, it seems, the man she chose,
Now, the man she is with is causing her harm.

Has a side that no-one knows.
There are parts of her partner's behavior that are hidden from others.

Her make-up hides the tell-tale scars,
She covers up physical evidence of her abuse with makeup.

But not the wounds inside her heart.
She cannot heal the emotional pain within her.

Does she ask the Lord for strength to stay?
She wonders if she should pray for the strength to endure the abuse and stay with her partner.

Does she ask for help to get away?
She is wondering if she should pray for help to leave her partner and escape the abuse.

Sometimes, it's hard to know,
It's difficult for her to choose the right prayer.

Which way to pray.
She is struggling with which prayer to use.

The preacher called and said:"Come home.
A preacher contacted her and told her to return home.

"I'm afraid your Daddy's almost gone."
Her father is near death.

Hate in your heart is no way to live.
The preacher advises her that hate is not a healthy way to live.

Comes a time when you've got to forgive.
He advises that she needs to practice forgiveness.

Suddenly, she was ten years old:
She reflects on a moment from her childhood.

She fought the tears and searched her soul.
She struggles with her emotions and seeks guidance.

Should she ask the Lord to ease his pain?
She debates whether she should pray for her father's suffering to end.

Or ask for Angels to take him away?
She wonders if she should pray for her father to pass away peacefully.

Sometimes, it's hard to know,
She acknowledges the difficulty in choosing the right prayer.

Which way to pray.
She struggles with which prayer to choose.

'Cause life is never black and white,
She recognizes that life is complex.

There's so many shades of grey.
There are many nuances and complexities in life.

Sometimes we just don't know which way to pray.
It's common to struggle with which prayer to use.

Sometimes we just don't know which way to pray.
Reiteration of the struggle of choosing the right prayer.