Wayne Newton — Anthem

We used to pray for folks far away For  working a rain For  ending the war For people from the past that we miss Now our only prayer is this Let  my momma get home from shopping Without  her groceries scattered all over the parking lot With a gun at her throat Just  some dirt on her coat Let my daddy get back from work without any incident Lord let [?] his home is still be his castle And I pray the lord now We  used to pray for folks far away For working a rain For ending the war For people from the past that we miss Now our only prayer is this Let my woman be safe in the house without a voiceless breather On the telephone to frighten her when she's there all alone Let my kids get home from school wise and well aware Of someone waiting there to tempt them with his candy And I pray to the lord now We used to pray for folks far away For working a rain For ending the war For people from the past that we miss Now our only prayer is this The decency we strive for Fight and stay alive for It's the people that we care for Isn't that what we're here for We used to pray for folks far away For working a rain For ending the war For people from the past that we miss Now our only prayer is this We used to pray for folks far away For working a rain For ending the war For people from the past that we miss Now our only prayer is this