I shivered and listened
To a cold night's warning
I've never walked closer
To the edge of the dawning

Every step that I take
Could carry me homeward
They used to pray for me
They knew I was falling

I'll wash away my sorrows
Down by the river
Put my face in the cold wind

Won't you pray?
Oh, won't you pray for me?
I have fallen
Won't you pray for me?

His violent whispers
Were trying to take me
They knew that I would go
And now they forsake me

I'll wash away my sorrows
Down by the river
Put my face in the cold wind

Won't you pray?
Oh, won't you pray for me?
I have fallen
Won't you pray for me?